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'lOlJOM'IO ■ I I HI ■^ I A, GATEWAYS OF TOURIST TRAVEL; Pen and (Camera Pictures OF SCENERY REACHED BY THE AND CONNECTIONS, X X INCLUDING J NIAGARA FALLS, THOUSAND ISLANDS, RAPIDS OF THE ST. LAWRENCE, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, PARR/ SOUND, GEORGIAN BAY, MUSKOKA LAKES, A.DIRONDACKS. LAKE ST. JOHN, MACKINAC ISLAND, MIDLAND DISTRICT LAKES, THE WHITE MOUNTAINS, THE SAGUENAY RIVER, RANGELEY LAKES, AND Cbe $ea=SI)ore. COMI'LIMEMS PASSHNviER [)i:i'AHIMtM THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM. 1897. TO THE RBKDER. JI.I. information as to Ticlcets, Sleepiiiii' Car Fares, tic, may he olMained tmin any aL;ent System and i[S connections. Tiie addresses of iJistrict, Travelini; and Principal Ticl^et AL;en System are shown Jielovv: — IIOSTON. Miis-i. . H1>F.U,(». \. Y. . CIIK.UIO. III.. IIIK.Ui;). HI ( IllCVdO. ni. ( IX INMII. 0. (OliTI.AM*. N. V. DKTiiorr. Mirii. DETKOIT, .111(11... DKTROIT, .Mich.. II.lMII.TOX, Out. . KIXISTOX. Out LOMION. Oiil I,OSAX(iEI.KS. (ill. .T. WVNNK .1. I). Ml DdNAM' K. s. 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Miiiili clink siri'fl. . vciiilliciii I'iisM'liKcr .\i;ciil. 4ir Will Milt Mii'cl. . .'rriivi-lliii; I'lis.-ciiiiiT .Vyriil. r.i Main Mrrrl. . .'I'riiVfliiii,' I'li^-cimiT .\ul . si Wd.id uanl .\viMiiii'. . .Traveliiif; I'iim^imikit .\t;t.. si Wdn.l- wanl .VveiniL'. ..City I'lisMMiui'i' ami Tlfkel .\i;c>nt. t^i Wudilwaid .Vvc'iiiiu. ..('Ily Tlckot .Suciil. 11 .lanii'i Strci,'t, .S'oilli. ..City -nrkol .\Ri'iit. .Illy 'I'ickcl AtfiMil. Cor. lilcliinniiil ami Diimlas Mriii>. ,1'ai'ilic Coast .\i-'C'Ul. Vil\ \\v^\ •i().\TI!i:AI,. (Juc. .\K\V VOltK. \. V. II. C. MIlDDAIilll i> 1). i'i;.\si;.., .1. i.HIM.AN \. .KiVci: K. 1'. nWVKIi . MAlrVIfA IM.I.S. \. V. I). I-^.\ACS MKiAia KAl.l.x. N. V. I. 1. \-.\N AM.ICX XIVliAliA lAI.I.S. (Int. (. M, ( nl.m i!N. (KaiKNMsriK;. n. v. .i. ii. [■iiii.i,ii-i.. (11.11 (lltl IIAItll. Mr. roiMI.AMI. Miiiiuv 01 Klll-a. (Jiif. Si. I'All,. Mia TllltON'ro. (Int. roitoM'o. (ii'.t. . roiiOMO. Oat. .. .W". F. I'KifN.M.l) N..I. (IK'Al !•: ... .1. w. i,'Vi)i;i;,. . \V, 1! .l.\I-'l'K.\V M. c. IHCKSiiN.. !■. W i.l.'.WKS .. w. Ki:.\'ri\i;., . CHAS. M. HAYS, (iHO. IJ. REEVIi, W. R. DAVIS, (JGO. T. BGLL, General Manager. Genl Traffic Mainujer. Gen. Pass. & Tht. A^jt.. Assl. Gen. Pass. & Tkt. MONTREAL. MONTREAL. MONTREAL. MONTREAL. of tiie d'aiii' Tn iiK '^ailvay ts of tiie Grand 'i'vunlc l^ailway City I'assi'iiKcr and 'i'lckct A^'i'iit, .'i"n llMiiidway, .Dislrict I'lissciiHiT Aki'IiI, liiniavi'ii- tlll'l' Stlllldll. .'rruvcilns; I'asM'iiHt'i' .v-'i'iil. Iloiia- Vi'iilinv Slalinii. .City Ticki't Aneiit, I;17 tit. .Iiiin.'s St. . KiKlt'iii I'as.si'iiKL'i- .VKt'iil. '-'Tli llro..(l- way. .'rii'kct .\^'i'nt. l'rn«|iiM'l llniisL'. .■rickct .\Ki'iil. 11! i''all>^ Street. .'I'ickct Aki'IH. clirtiin l!(in,-.o .TickiM .\Ki'lit- Ii'." J l-'i>i';n\l with the i;i\Mt lakes, a ciJiiUiuinus railway line, imder one manai;fmeiit, ex- tends tidni I'urtUuul, Maine, to Cliicai;o, the k''^"*' nietnipnlis oi the \V''st. Criissini; and re-cmss- iir< tiie border line between the Uniteii States and Canada, serv- ing alike the business and coni- meivial interests of the States and the dominion, tiie Ghand Tkink RAiiAVAY SvyrriM has ae.iinred the title "i "The Great International Route." Such an extensive railway system, willi over lour thousand miles of track, must necessarily pass through a diversity ot scenery; and it :o happ.Mis that the Gl much so, indeed, as to have won its added title ol the "Gi'f-AT ToLKisT Ronr in A.MrPiCA." I'hat this title is worthily be- stowed, will be appaieni at a ulaiice ai the list i.f resorts reached by or directly on its lines. Its eastern terminal, the city of Portland, itselt a deliuhtful summer resort, has the linest harbor on the .Atlantic coast, and the beautiful Casco Bav, ol which it lornis a part, with its three hundred picturesiiue islands, is a veritable paradise for summer tourists. Scattered aloni; the entire length of its main liUL-s and branches, are resorts of greater or less celebrity, includini; mountain, lake and urban scene>-y, waterfalls, cascades and rapids, some of tiiem widely known, others ot comparatively recent celebrity. 1)1 these, the ureat Cataract of Niagara stands at the he.id, said t(j attract more visitors than any other natural wonder in ti.e world. It to this we add the White Mountains, the Tiiuusand Islands and the Rapids o| the St. Lawrence River, Saratoga, Lakes George and Champlain, the Adirondacks, and the beautiful lakes and isl.uids (.f the Muskoka and I'arry Sound districts,— all reached by the Gkam) "i'vvsK R.vilway System,— we have a list of summerin.u places beyond which the tourist need not look for variety, as these will meet every desire, whether it be for sijjht-seeini,', fashion, hunting', tishinj;, oi absolute rest. A tour of the principal C'ties on the line of the Grand Thiink System otYers more variety and novelty, from the tourist's point of view, than any similar journey on the American Continent. Architecturally, they present the most strikini; contrasts of the ancient and modern, some of these combined in the same city, as evidence of the march of projjress,— the old gradually i;ivinu phice to the new, but apparently otTerin^' stout re- sistance to its innovations. This is particularly noticeable at ciuamt old Quebec, one of the most interesting; cities in America, with its fortifica- tions, historic r-'miniscences, and its de- liuhtful scenery and surrounilinv;s. This book wi'l attempt to i;ive the reader a brief outline sketch of some of the many attractions oiTered to the sum- mer tourist by the Gkand Think Railway System. We have extensively invoked the aid of the artist's camera, and our illus- trations are e.xact reproduckions from photoi;raphs, "uncolored and unadorned." This enables the reader to obtain a few ^'limpses of the scenery which is scattered all along the journey over what we con- tidently believe to be the most picturesque and attractive tourist route ot America. \ \ Hh^i?> : ; : -' llorscsliue Fulls, Irom Canada Side : ; x THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM, .'i;H.\riNiJ iiikliT niK' i-.i.iiiaufmciU l.;iin niik-i'il tr.ick, is mu'il Uk- must I'xli'iisivo iMilway pinpfrlios in llif worlil, (.'xtfiKliin; fnmi Chiciuii, III., 'o [Nirtlaiul, jMe., ciuislitutim; in fact as wi'll as in iiaiiu'. a "(jiaikt rriink SysU'iii," vast in llie i-xtent n| iis tt'iiildiy aiul niilcayc. inlt'rnatiiina! in llic diaraclfr nl itscuni- nuTcial iflatiiMis, ami tliiinuinhiy nnnicrn in all lis appliances lor ilic Cdnilurt ai'il sak'ly nf the traveling public. With its oceanic and tide-water terminals at I'.irtlaiut and i.Uiel-'ec and its western terminal in the i;reat I'lelmpulis mI ( '.hica'^n, the system is reaiiJy accessible trom all points. At ChicajfO, connection is made liom all western points, directly for port llini n 7'/.; the fanions St. Cdair runnel. thence cxtendini; in;' mtiniions line from the ureal western metropolis to the Atlantic seaboard, (jverthis route, from Chicairi) to Portland, there will be run durini; the tourist season _ of IS'iy, the l-'iiiist Piusnii^er 'I'niiii in llir U'orh/, to be run as \ Week y Special Limited Pullman Vestibuled Train, solid trom Chii -..^o throuuli to Portland, tile beautiful Casco Hay, and the coast of Maine, by the w.iv oi the Thousand Islands, the St. Lawrence Ki' er, Montreal and the White Mountains. It is entitled the " Seaside and White .Mounta.iis Speci.d." and will be found lully described elsewhere in this work. At Detroit, Connection is made willi railw.iv lines from the we-t ai;d south, east to Niagara Falls; also to Port Huron, via tb.e westein shore of Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River. The l.ittjr is the only line to Mt. Clemens, m;ide celebrated by its mineral spnni;s. Windsor, (ipposite iJelroit, is a tlirivim; Canadian frontier city, with many attractions ;'s ;i sunnner resort. From this point the trains I'l the Grand Trunk lin o\ei- the Southern Division to Niagara F;dls, I'id Cliatliam, an important town of some ten thousand population. Port Huron is ;i tlourishinu city, be;iutiuuly situifen on the St. Clair Piver, and lia\inij a population of :ibout 25.000. It has an attractive summer resort at liuronia lleach, and is also a place of no little commercial import- ance, by reason oi its manulacturini; and shipping interests. It h;is recently become more widely known as the "tunnel city," from its beinj,' the location of the f;imous ST. CLAIR TUNNEL. This marvel of eiiiLrineerini,' skill and enterprise extends beneath the St. Cl.iir Piver, conneclinu Port Huron, Mich., with Sarnia, Cnt. It is a tubular structure of ir in, l->olted together in sections in the process of conslructit>n, and with its approaches, is two miles in lenuHi- Its cost was 52,70o,omes the obstacles presented bv a navigable stream, literally alive with 6 Gateways of Touriiit Travel. ccmmw.- itt-riMX the siimnwr, aiul ..it.,, o.,„plcidv h|n,k...l uiil, ,.. :„ wintcT. This siroiun has K.m, v.dkvl -A.iu.i.a-s „,;,,,s, ;„.u,.v ut inlaiul o-inineav. In.m th. l:ut that th. .,„„,.,,„s t,m„,„. ,„ th. ^ivat lakos, :„ul Ihcr varied shipphij; iii.cvsts, all pass th.M„,h this dianiu.!. It scvms espi-cially sii;nilicant that this tuinu-1 permits the iir .rseetiu,, ,,| this yreu water In^hway by an e.,.,ally «reat railway system, without ieopardi.i„« ,he inlernahunal inlereMs whieli are invnlved in N.th, and renders espeeiallv si^n,ii.a,u tlie tille,"ihe lini< that hinds tw.. .i;reat nations." Sarnla.Ont. This il,u,rishi„. Canadian lronti,r eiiv has a popnlatim, ■' ^'l-ul f..'0(., and hke its AnuTiean neiuhhor across the river, has nmnemtis atliaetions as a summer resort. Several steamh,,at Unes e.,mieel here t.^r Diiildas Valley. I.Ike pulls, and shippi,,.; ,nte,esis aie pmnmi.tu i,ui,,rs in the city's pr,,s- Per,lv, ulneh ,s aK,, lurlher enlianeed hy i,np.,rlaiu manulaetmim; industries. EASTWARD FROM THE TUNNIiL. Ir.'m Sarni... the l:„e eMend. easi« a,d I,. Nia,a,a Falls, thro-.dl one of he, , nest seet,M,s, ,n-an.ula, and . 'ullman and .h,,,u,hearsei.,ee Is rendered ■' New ^,.rk and Cmladelphi.t. cnneetiun l^ein,- made with eastern lines n.m Suspens„.„ Brid,;e. The thmuuh line l.r M.mt.eal, Bost,,,, ;,„,! l'.,n- iand extends Imn, Sarnia :■/., Strait.. rd, T.,-,,m,, and llie SI. Lauren.-e River :dv, to the Mt.skoka and Midland Lakes district, and Ceor.ian Hav, localities winch u ,11 |.e m,,re i-aiiv described in later pa^es of this work in the n,utet. Ni.i.ara i^ills, we pass .everal prospen.us t,.wns, an,o„, then, Wvommu', Wallord and Slrathroy, and lilly-nine miles from Sarnia we London, '.ne ..I the m,.M il,.urishim; cities in the Dominion. !t has a p.;pua.,„n,., ab.„,, ,;,,oo:,,p,,„tv„t , , |,„t,K ,,,, many attractions ,„; n.nnu. Motors. ,.,ke „s lm,,ish pr„.,.,ype, it ha, i.s River Thame:,, and '■'tni'.' .s one ,.| the summer recreations. The m.nula.turinu interests J 'ver a w,de ranee of products, and many „f the,., a,e ,.„ an extended scale l.-ndo,' ,s an impnrtant railway center, and its s,ali,,n is alwavs a lni,v -lace' _ '.yi»muin,'easiva,-d.wep,,ss l;,.rchester, ln.;e!s,.ll and \V,.,,dst-ck \,w u.er be,n,tl,eCr,.sMn,,„ ,h. (;„.,.,,,„ Hav and Lake Lrie li,-anch o. ,|„ ^.A>.. rPlNKSysHM. lt,sapl,.ce,..n„littiec,.mn,ercialii„p,„.,ance, : ad,, .en „r n,ore hotels, and o.iers n,anv a„r,icti,,„s t„ tourists ,„r a sun„„er Pa.-is is the junction point with the Budaio and .i,.,ericl. Branch ol the . a lM,.,,and.,asapopulati,.n„, ab„u, .^,500. U is an attractive place , " ^' "■'""" -"Pl""- >Pnn,,s „t r,c,„ni.ed cm-ative virtue, as w II as 1 ui,es,ue scenerv and peasant driv.s. Ilarrisbuta;, ten ,„iles fn„„ Pars . t thetunc tion o, the Wellington, Grey and Bruce, and B,-antford a,-,d Tils,.,,-' mindas /„llcy. Just Ivloie reachin, ll.„„i,to„, we have a view ,,f ,,ne ■I lie most ,.,ctu,es.iue bits o. scen.rv in Canada, I--,,r seveial ,„iles , n.:.d skirts the dde o, the n,nu„tain, a. the foot „| w,„cl, lie: ule wn!;; ll; ^x- Gateways of Tourist Trave'. Dtindas, Willi th«; valley >iivuliiim aw.iy .it huili siwk-N <>l the town, llu- vii'w Ironi the train mikini; a pa.iniama "I ■Miipassinu Ivaiity. Tlu' town has .1 populalinn ut alv'iil l.iioii, anil is a^\iiiiiiin; stmu' ci-K'bri'y as a suninu'r rescrt, not (iiilv fur till' beauty nl its sciMwry, 'Mit lor the mineral springs aiul batiis, three miles disliml. Hamilton is a llourisliMi^ eitv oi ^().ll;l(l people. It is beaiiliiiilly situate.l on Hinlumton Hay.atllie heaa oi l.ake wmario. the s.r.'els risini; Irom the shore to the |ooi oi ll.inult.in -nliin, a ' .r-e poiiinii oi the town oeeiipy- Graiid Trunk Sta'.ioii ami Yards. V Huiiiiltuii. na' a level plateau at the ba^e oi the liinhhukls whieii overlook the eity. The situation aiioras a ,are combination of beautitul .scenery. The h fly eleva- li. ns, accessible by Uvo inchne.l railroa^ls, present beautiful views of the bay and lake, with the Jty in the forei;rounii, biistli 11; with its animated business :mu1 maniifacluhnu interests, which are ..f no small propr.rlioPS. Willi its ulvantai'es lor .lavi^alion an.l railroad facilities combired, the commercial interests ol Ihimillon are wellci'red for The Port Dover Br inch of the tirand Trunk extends from Hamilton to Port Dover, forminii rail ccmnection be- tween I. ike r:rie and Lake I 'nlario ; the Toronto Branch e.xtends to the mam line, lhniv-eii;ht miles distant, and the Hamilton and AlUnd.ile Branch uives 8 Gateways of Tourist Travel. railway service to the Muslcoka and Georiiiun Bay region. Tiie railway dining room at Hamilton is one ot t'le best on the line. It is kept by Mr. George Moore, whose efforts to please the public have given the station a line reputation for the e.xcellence of the cuisine and the courtesy and prompt- ness of the service. The line illustrations of Hamilton Station and Hamilton Beach are from photographs kindly furnished by Mr. Cochran, a local artist, whose landscape views aie very superior. From Hamilton eastward to' Niagara Falls, nmcii of our journey lies along the shore of Lake Ontario, in the midst of what has been aptly termed "the garden spot of upper Canada." Fine fruit farms and flouris. ng vineyards greet the eye, interspersed with glimpses of the lake or bits of charming woodland scenery, with here and there a thrifty .iliage giving evidence of the prosperityOf the country through vvliich we are now passing. St:-:y Creek, the first station east of Hamilton, with a population of 500, has a historic reminder in the Stoney Creek battle ground; als.> a line beach, for a summer resort. Winona, five miles further, is a small and .luiet place, with similar attractions in the way of lake shore resorts, where cot- tages may be rented for the season. Another five miles and we are at Grimsby, with its Grimbsy and Victoria Harks, mountain views, and line fruit larms. The town has a population o. about lo'-o, and several in- dustries growing out of its fruit interests, such as canning and evaporating works, basket factoiy, etc. Beamsville, 206 miles from Windsor, is a town of about 900 people, well known f..r its extensive stone quarries, the owner, Wm. Gibson, M. P, having supplied much of the stone for the St. Clair Tunnel. Jord'on,' six miles further east, a small town of about 200 inhabitants, offers the attraction conipieliend tlie vastness ul tiie scene. It was not until I came on Table Rock, and looked -ijreat Heavens, on wliat a fail of brii;lit-sreen water!— that it came up m me in its full mi!;lit and nia.iestv. Then, when 1 felt how near to my Creator ! was standini;. the first etlect, and the enduring one-instant and lasliiii;-of the tremendous spectacle, was Peace. Peace of mind, tran.iuillity, calm recollections of the dead, great thouv;hts of eternal rest and happiness: noihinii of gloom or terror. Niagara was at once stamped upon my heart, an ipiage of beauty; to remain there changeless and indelible, until its pulses ce.se to beat for- ever. Oh, how the strife and trouble of daily I'te receded from my view, and lessened in the distance, during the ten memorable days we passed on that enchanted ground ! What voices s, nke from out the thundering water; what faces, fp.ded from the earth, looked out up..n me from its gleaming depths; what Heavenly promise glistened in those angc's' tears, the drops of many hues, that showered around, and twined themseh-s about the Ror- geousarches which the changing rainbows m;ide! . . . To wander to and fro all dav, and see the c;dar;ic:s from all points of view; to stand upon the edge of" the great Horseshoe Fall, marking the hurried water gath- ering strength ;is it approached the verge, yet seeming, too, to pause betore it shot into the gulf below; to gaze from the river's level up ;it the tor- rent as it came streaming down; to climb the neighb.)ring heights and watch U lln-ough the trees, and see the wreathing water in the rapids hurry- ing on to take its fearful plunge; to linger in the sh;\dow of the solemn rocks tliree miles below; watching the river as, stirred by no visible cause, it he.r.ed and eddied and awoke the echoes, being troubled yet, far down b.nealh the surl;ice, by its giant leap; to have Niagara before me, lighted by the sun and bv the moon, red in the day's decline, and gray as evening slowly lell up.m it; to look upon it every day, and wake up in the night and l-ear its ce.iseless voice; this w;is en.mgh. 1 think in every quiet season nuw, still do these waters roll and leap and roar and tumble, all day long; still are the rainbows spanning them, a hundred feet Iv'low. Still, when the sun is on them, do tliev shine ai.d glow like molten gold. Still, when the div is gloomv, d.. thev t.ill like snow, or seem t- crumble aw.iv like the front of a great chalk cliff or roll down the rock like dense white smoke. But always does the mighty stre;im appear to die as it comes down, and always from its unfathomable grave arises that tremendous ghost of spray 'Rock of Aijes," American Fall. ..t N;.isara Falls Gateways of Tourist Travel. »3 UHl mi^t which is never laid; which has haunted this yhce with tlie same aread s,,lemnitv since darkness brooded on ihe deep, and that lust tU.ud before tbe deiuije-liyht-canie rushing on creati'.n at tlie word of Ood. ' Since this description wa.s pennec. the river below the Falls has been spanicd with bridites, hotels have spnini; up on either shore, and facilities of approach have been multiplied, alVordini; easy access to the surgini; throng of visitors from all parts of the world. The governments, of New York on the one side and Canada on the other, have won the i;ratitude of all by wrestins; from speculators the most desirable points of access, and creatini;- tree public parks, en- ablini;' the scenery to be enjoyed by visitors without ih.' endless clamor for -bucksheesh" in the way of tolls, etc., such as formerly characterised this resort. Prospect f'ark, on the American side, is reached from Suspension Bridije by electric street railway, landint: passent;ers at the very i;ate of the Park, while on the Canadian side the tiiiest and most com- plete view of the F.ills and the river can be had from thecarsof theNiAijAKA Falls Park aisd Kiveh Rail- way. This finely constructed electric line e.xtends from Chippawa, above the Falls, aloni; the Canadian bank in full view "f the Horseshoe and American Falls, passing through Victoria Park and aloni; ilie mari;inof the nver past the rapids, spanning; the };oij;e near the whirlpool, on a viaduct 50i) leet loni; and I'o feet hi«h, and continuing onward to Queenston, opposite Lewiston, N. Y., where the placid waters are reached, and the river commences to expand into Lake Ontaiio. This new line, twelve miles in leni;tli, atlords opportunity to see the Falls, and what is of almost equal interest, the jjoriie, the rapids and the whirlpool below, heretofore unattainable except at large expense for carriage hire, and even then, in uiany cases, from less desirable points oi observa- tion. A similar line on the Ameri :an shore, but nearer the water, hi? just bef.n completed, and its cars are in operation, running to Lewiston, and giving the tourist a vie^v of the gorge at shorter range. The cars of this line start from the foot of Falls Street, and gradually descend the bank till they reach a lesel but a few feet above the water, and pass directly by the whirlpool rapids, and the long succession of rapids below, following the course of the river. Both these lines are well patronized, and add much to the attractiveness of a visit to Niagara. Terrapin Point, irom Guai island Grand Irunk New Single Arch Steel H-iJge uver Niagara Kiver Gateways of Tourist Travel. 15 ]T the time of it'? c*^ •- ""^^ RllnilKl sion Bridjje \v;is reii^rded as th- climax of eni;ineerini; skill ;uia aariiiK, and for many years it has been justly re- i;arded as one of the Kreat bridjies of the world. U was opened for tratiic in l,S55, and has therefore done service for more than forty years. The orisinal bridjje had wooden trusses suspended on stone f.wers, and in tSSO the suspended structure^was changed t'steel, the stone towers ,ivi„, place to steel si.x years later The ien.t o the bridge between towers was 822 feet, and the heijjht ot the railway tracks above the water was 258 feet. Like many another marvel, this «reat bridj^e is soon to become only a memory, s;ivin^' place to the steel-arch structure, now nearly completed, as shown on the opposite pajje. This new bridge is no less a remarkable engi- neering feat than was the old, especiallv in view of the fact that its entire con- struction, including the removal of the old struct.ire, is to be accomplished without the suspension of traffic. The engraving gives a good general idea of th- bridge and the principles involved in its construction. From abut- ments on either bank springs a steel arch, spanning the gorge, with its highes point 22(, feet above the water. The span between the piers is 5 " teet and I trussed span at each end ll5 teet l..ng connects the arch with the blutl. The total length of the bridge with its approaches is over l,l(X) feet. It has two decks or floors, the upper one, thirty teet wide, occupied by the double track of the Grand Trunk Kailway, the lower comprising a broad carriageway in the center, with trolly tracks each side, and footwalks outside ot all. mak- ing a total width ol litty-seven teet. _, , 4 , ' The sustaining strength of the structure is enormous, and the d.iubu, and fears which timid passengers could never quite subdue concerning the old bridge are now ellectuallv banished by the solidity of this structure with its Niagara ui Winter. m lb Gateways ot Tourist Travel. six million pounds of steel. The entire brit1i,'e was fashioned by tlie Pennsyl- vania Bridge Company, in their shops at Steelton, Pa., and shipped in sec- tions, the ribs of the main aich beini;- in twenty-live ton sections. Without doubt, the c'd bridge was yet Kood tor many years of service, but the policy of the Grand Trunk System has ever been that of takini; n(i chances, and this expenditure of a half million dollars is made to insure abso- lute safety. Aside from its scenic attractions, the entire vicinity of Niai;ara abounds in historic lore, as well as ancient tradition less authentic. Indian legends are cimected with almost every point ot interest, and stories of border skir- mishes and battles more or less san';uinary,some of them of national import- ance, may be heard from the intelligent carriage drivers, who combine the t>tfice of historian with that of coachman, and oft.n possess a fund of infor- mation worth fully as much as their fare. The winter views of Niagara are scarcely less charming than those of summer, as the ice bridge, frozen spray, and other features peculiar to the reign of "Jack Frost " combine to render it a scene of gorgeous splendor, especially in the da/zling sunlight. One has never fully seen Niagara wIk iias not witnessed all her changing moods, at all seasons of the vear. Birds-eye View uf Route uf Niagra Falls Park and River Railway. TORONTO, THE QUEEN CITY. UAUTIFULlY sitiKitod on the iicnlli shore of l.;ike Ontiirio, sur- n.iuuiea with lovely iKiturul scenery, ornainentea with charmins public parks, eleuant biiikliiv.'s, and hundreds uf church editices, Torontn has an undoubted rii;ht to the title ol "The (, een City ,,f Canada," as well as a i;ood claim to the sub-title of '•TIk ■ . .y of Churches." ^ . ,, The town was founded by Governor Simcoe in 1791, and was j;iven the name of York, by which title it was known until its incrporation as a city in 1S34, when it received the Iro.iuois name it now bears. At that date it had a population of less than ten thousand, but t;ave promise of rapid i;rowtli. which has been fully realized, inasmuch as competent judi;es estimate the present p..pulation at little if any less than two hundred thousand. This phenomenal irr.iwth is due lari;ely to the enenjy and public spirit ot her people, who have i;iven suV -.antial aid and encouragement to the location of new enterprises, and a hear- v welcome U-. all new-comers, while maintain- inir an excellent standard of public morals, and a line educational system, rendering the city a desirable place of residence from both a commercial and social point of view. ,.,•■. As a summer resort, Toronto has many attractions. Its climate, tem- pered by the lake breezes, is salubrious and delii;htful. Us beautiful bay, protected by the island from hii;h Windsor heavy currents from the lake, affords abundant facilities for aquatic sports, and regattas, carnivals, yaclilm..' trips and water excursions of every sort. Multitudes of steamers and lerrv bo.is ply between the ciiy and the pleasant parks and proves in the vicinitv, and the pleasure-lovim; inhabitants and visitors nive them abundant patron ■ice Hanlan-s Point is the resort of the masses, ai,d on pleasant das ^ throuithout the summer its avenues and walks are thronged with picn.c parties and casual visitors. Lome Wark and Lorn; Branch are reached by the Toronto Branch of the Grand Trunk, and are both delii;htlul res..rts, the former beautifully laid out, and tree to all. Steamers make frequent trips to Lons Branch, Vi:toria Hark and . e Ilumber River. The city itself is more than ordinarily attractive. Many ol its are broad and beautifully shaded, adorned with elei;anl residences and streets stately Library of Toronto University i8 Gateways of Tourist Travel. church editictfs. Within its hmits are iiiaiiy be.iutiliil p.irks, aiut its dutlyiii'; siilnirbs, in several Jirections, are iiiai;pilicent tra:'s of wuiullaiid, laid nn in tine drives and broad avenues. Hiijh Park, ,it the western tuinimis i.i ih>' Oueen Street car line, is a beautiful tract of two hundred acres, with undiikii- ins surface and wooded heii;hts. Rosedale, at the northeast, is adorned with line residences, while Queen's Park, tlie Hi.rticultm-.l (jardens and uther charniini; resorts are found in the lieart d tlie city. The sui;s;tstive title ot the "City of Churches" will strike thevisitur as exceedingly appropriate, in view ot the niuitiplicity ol cluii-ch structures. Rosedale, Toro:ito. Baak of rvTaatreal, Toronto. representing all denominational interests, and in an endless diversity of archi- tecture. The St. .lanies (^.iiheilral, i^n Kini; street, is conspicunus by reason of its spiie, said t" be the hiiihest in America, while a multitude of other Costly and impi'sini; etlilices v;reet the eye on every hand. riiidiitn is the center of the public svsteni of education for (Jntario, and ill its successtui workings the people take commendable pride. Educational atVuirs are placed in cliari;e of a department ot the Government, presided Gateways of Tourist Travel. 19 „v.. bv ;i Mi.mto, ot ilio C.-wn. rospnnsibl. m the U«isluture. The ruM'c s ,.,1 n Tovunt,. are an nulex of p„pul.. sentiment ,.n ''- >>---- question of ecU.cati..n. The lnnian,.s are tl,orou.l,lv moaern, the teul erticient. ..ul the system the eml^o^iment o. the best suu^est.ons. At this il tluM-e are in Toronto 32 pubHc schools, with 475 roon,s, accommo- 1 ; 2 ioo upiis. The separate schools carried on under ,n;blic a..thon^ Jv u.e Honuu! Catholics are lar.e and eflicient institutions ri,ere a,e h •|,.,iate institutes, a Normal School for the trainn,. o, teachers a^ul .reat university of Toro.to, the keystone of the educational auhH beuititul and historic building of tlie University was destroyed bv 1,,. m F uarv. 1S90. but tluoUKh the assistance of the Hrovincal government Ih n Vo,nca and many liberal friends throughout the country. >t has been n' „red to its former ,,eatness, and now the work is bein« ^'^'rned on , u- dm,' even belter adapted to its needs than ever belore. Amon^ he otlu , titutJonsof learnin,:n the city, maintained by the pub c are b odel Scl ool and Upper Canada College, the latter an institution o. historic intei st, dt"/.«i ;../....! some of the most ^•'^^'"^-^'-^.'-V'm -AW ler er produced. Toronto is-also the scat of Trinity U -iversity, \kM sle. e^ V Victoria U.^nersUv. as well as of a number o «.vat colleges iiated^ith the Un.versUy of Toronto. There are l'"'^ ^- ^'^^ ^^ ; Schools aColK'e of fharmacy. a Veterinary Collc-.e, a School ot Pi.iaic.d Science.'two ureat r.ol!.,es of Music, and many other institutions o learning. n H blic l-ibrarv is m truth a public library, maintamed wholly nd , ec.lv by public funds, and open freely to all classes. It is accommodated Ts,4iou and eleuant buildm.. well arranged for the purpose, and has o, uV sli;ives. at the present time. son,ethin. over seventy-.ive thousand '"'"'The' Boaid of Trade Buildinu. ele^uu in its architecture, is a littini; illus- t,,tu'n o, the c.tys cinmercial entc. .;se. This element of Toronto s pros- ' uy is well set' forth in the remark ol a Chicago business man who w..s Ued his impressions of Toronto, to which he replied, in words more lorci- blc than eleuant. ■• Well, she is business from the word «^o. 1„ Kldition to belli- the leading business and educational centu in (-an ,,,, ,„,,„uo ,s al.o the se,a o, ,overnn,ent for the Province o! Ontar.o, and U,e new Parliament huildin,, in the Queen's Park, opened Apnl. t«;3, for 1 e St ime is abund..nt evidence .4 the prosperity of the Province and the mor nee o tl c citv. This buildin, is the most in.erestim; feature in a city dv mo h n .Lially attractive, and ,t is claimed that it ,s .me o. ^ i tructures in Canada, and is excelled by tew on this continent. About Toroiuo Public l.iliraiy. 9 - 20 Gateways of Tourist Travel. hy fi^w passenger stulii HIS 111 Anu-nca. Aivhili'duially it !■< up ornanifiit tn the city, ami in tlie arranitemcnt nl its waiting rooms, otiici's. tiain sIk^Is, etc., it IS a credit to all conceiiu'il. New Union Station, Toronto, Ont. Toronto is also . favorite point lor excursions and siiniiner toi.irs. Tlie trip across Lake (Mlaiio l->y steamer, and thence l\v rail to Niagara Falls, is one which meets .villi much favor anion'.; sinnmer visitors, and is c^r.jMra- ti\ely uie.tpen.ive. Tiie l-'iciielieii and Ontario Navigation Co. aiso make in.:- the startini; point f. -SuLvSvAl >i1aL U\uL UUuidufciu.-^»HAUC_ THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE. W r ,T so wide as the A.m.nn „or as 1..,. us the M,ss,ss„ ,m. ■ m U,n.H.s .,.,■ histonc tnuliti. ns as .he "''^ --'-'■ ;;'"';; c,sii.s as the l.'h.ne.vet the St. Lawrence ,s nvie att>, ufxe t. ,„,,is t'.an euher, and sutYers by comparison w,th neUhe, m. ,,, , ,1 tlK.n, As the channel ihmu.h which all the waters of the !;rea ak.s , , ,1,. ,-.-,n iicouU not Iv otherwise than ma estic, and be.n... ;:; ■: h: uJ e ;; X S ;; ;-it; .nusua. attractions and delinhttul con- :H:-r;r^::%:^ n^" r luslnn. ri^Uue Our artist has haprily reproduced a charmn,. i r smIu ,^/the oppoMte pane, which is but one o. a -ccess,o o .Ml^hJs, as the verv ,ncept,on o, the voya.e brin.s us n,t. tue muist o, Uk -•"12^';;;;ur;;rK,n.ston ab ,ds in iovelv scener. and the onward i,„uney bv rail is scarcely less aliraclive than the lr,p bv steame>. I Ik ,1 :" OS es nunterous streams, which entpty uUo the St. Lawrence d u , h.r.nliu. l i.beMh, Jhs elovely.lenors.ir.sthe e ol some ,u,et lake Our af.t has selected .V--Pl--.,- -^ J^ railway crosses the Wideau Ki^er. on .he occasion ol a qu.et p.cnu and „sh- '"^ C:.e:;nr"Vr;;chelieu and on.ar,o N,.i.a.n,n Con,.^ K.„ mc ,mpro.ed ,or .he pa.sen.er service, which i> ••'-'^b' '.--eased ,,uveen Kin,s o„ and Montreal during the season ol sununer t av 1. e : ",^es the en.ire day. and Uo.n its mception a: Kingston w ar o e ,;,!a,„, at the d.,ck in Montreal, is a succession ,1 chan„n, deh.hts, em- i^rtcino a panorama ol shittin- scenerv in endless yariety. A. ,he lake be.ins to eon.r.ut to .he river. ,. wou.d seem as .houel, Ihe H„a deputed US onward progress, and >n the struRRle for supremacy the - "es c Tent has broken the lirm earth into a thousand .raiments, m.. •u, r s ne smaller, which vainly endeavor to entangle the waters ,n the r ^Snv^ird bourse to the se.i. A more picturesque river a-hipe^^o P-^^^ nowhere e.x.sts, and while much has been written m ,ts praise, the attra. tions On the bl. I.,iwreni:e, near Kingston. C^j) of the The isl coiicei an ext these i it apix the thi a niai',! imniei aiul a as in :i archite (it Sdll IMiim 1 this 111 lienced tion tliis re abinul p, ,\v VmiI, has b villas On tl-.t Rulcau '.ivcr, four miles ea^t of Kingston, Ont. ON IhE LIf.fc UK ■JXiiU Gateways of Toorist Travel. 25 of the localitv have never been overdrawn, nor can they be fully described. The iskmds number nmre nearly two thousand than one. and are of every conceivable size, shape and appearance, from the merest dot on the water to an extensive tract of many acres. "At times the steamer passes so close to these islands that a pebble mii;ht be cast on their shore; wlnle lookmj; ahead, it appears as Ihou.h further progress were elYectually barred. Approachm, the threateninu shores, a channel suddenly appears, and you are whn-led mto a mai.nilicent amphitheatre of lake that is, to all appearance, bounded by an immense ^reen bank. At your approach the mass is moved as ,t l>y ma^.c, and a hundred little isles appear in its place." As the iournev pro^'resses, the vision is t;reeted, not by castles m nuns, •ts in a tour of the Rhine, but by the view of castellated towers m modern Vrchitecture, in a most comfortable state of repair, beins the summer homes of some of America's celebrities. These may be less picturesque than crum- IM-,n>. ruins, but are exceed.n.ly su^estive . f ease and luxury, for winch this localitv is celebrated. Nor .s this comlott con-ined to castles, as evi- denced bv fe less pretentious summer viilas, and the tii.y cottajjes which uestle here and there alonu the shores, while an occasional tent ^ives indica- ,i„„ that camp life here presents its attractions to those who are disposed o .-roudi if for the sake of a temporary sojourn in this health-ijivmir climate. It will readilv be seen that, aside fo.m its popularity as a watering place, ,l,is resort has more than ordinary attractions for the artist, who here l.nds abundant mate-ial in nature for summer sketching to adorn many a canvas i'-. Iiis winter work. , k, v 1 i The lirsi landinu made after leavini;KinsiSton is on the New 1 ork shore It r.lavton a tlourishim; t,.wnof some commercial importance, and M-'t' " p„pula.- summer resort. I'asMn^ several larce islands, on one ol which is the celeb, a.cd Thousand bland I'ark, Alexandria Bay is reached, also on the Nevv York shore This is ,,ne of the most widely know n of summer resorts, and lus been aptlv termed the -Saratoga of the St. Lawrence." Its hotels and villas aie elei;ant and commodious, and here in the immediate MCimty may be lound some ol tlie linesl residences on the river. The islands adjacent are ,i,,tted with cottages, perched upon rocky blulVs, or nestlim; in some beauti- ful cove, sprim;in« into view as it by ma«ic as liie boat rounds a curve, o, assuming shape and prop.>rtions as a nearer approach separates them from the rock of which they seem a part. Some of the islands "are biistlinK' witn Ih-s and pines, others lie open and level like a field awaiting the husbandman's care. Some are but an arid rock, as wild and ;Mcturesque as those seen amom;the Faroe Islands; others have a i;roup of trees or a solitary pine, and others bear a crown of tlowers or a little hillock of verdure like a dome of mala-hite, amoni; which the river slowly i;lides, embracing' with e.iual fond- ness the i;reat and the small, now recedini; afar and now retracing;' its course, like the i;ood patriarch visitinjt hks domains, or like the god Hroteus countinir his snowy flocks. In the old Indian days this beautiful extent of the river WIS caHed Manatoana, or Garden of the Great Spirit, and well miijht the islands when covered with thick forests, the deer swimming from wooded isle to wooded isle, and each litile lily-p;u1ded bay nestlini; in anion;; the hills and blufTs of the island, and teeminn with water fowl, seem to tlie Indian in his halt-poetic mood like some beautiful resjion d.di- cated to his Supreme Ueily." *. The locality is also a favorite resort for spoits- mer., as the himtin«. lishin^ and boating' facilities are ex- cellent. Many line yachts are kept by the summer les- idents, and with a "favoriii'4 breeze" the white - wiimed craft will often be seen skini- minu over the broad ex- panses of water ni trials of speed. The last of the Tin ui- sand Islands are called • The Three Sisters," from their proximity and resemblance to each other. They are nearly opposite !5rockville ilU- — S JUl'ulL- on the C towns bt Gciier;il t cities t( its briu trip, tl (if tlie swift, t wliicli i lM;il. ar the pa ^lle'^e ; inii twi nisli. ;i stuiin, rtvt at and c; nip, ai will In turreii hai-asl l.ki',;i\ M;tni. the stf the C the L with 1 Scenes till the Si, Liiwri'MLi- Kivt ON THE LINE OF _:!ila- _3iii.-_HAi_ aij. XhXi. mtuntuiu. JSjuooL. Gateways of Tourist Travel. 27 „„ the Canaaiuii sh-.o ;uul Murristown on the New Vurk side, the tw,. i;lr L, ai,ectW opposite each other The forn,er was name aU^. Gcnenl Brock, and has received the title ot the "Queen City ot the St. Lasv S;::' 'is^Htterin. towers and church spires ^^2;y^:^^Z£. splendor, which the tourist will observe as a pecuhauty of ''« C.u " c tks to be seen in this trip, the metal with which they are cove:ed .eta nui, ;S.uL " a remarklble de.ree, owin. to the pure and dry atmos,M,er^ Udensbtn-.' and Hrescott, also on opposite shores, are passed -n ou tnp, th^rii'ena Landing, and we be.in the approach to the .an..us rap.ds '' 'whle'i^'anient has, in manv sta.es of our journey thus tar, been swilt the smoothness ot the water has ^iven no suui;est.on ui tin led S h in arted to the steamer. The tirst rapids, the Gallopes, and the du ^b a "Iparatively unimportant, and the enthusiasm a.,d "cen,.. n he passengers are n.,t fuUv aroused until the arrival at the b.n« Sault, ^^s^^n^' miles in len.th, divided in their center by several islands, torm- U " t cl a nels. both ofwhich are navigable. The scenery in he passa, ^ r P ds i; .rand and beautiful. The sur.in, waters, in their onwaid 1 e here an^ there thrown into wild commoth.n like t- ocean ■ t ,rm while occasionally a line of breakers reminds one oi .1 dan.eious e " «x T^w steady, onward m.uon of the boat, guided by the keen ey H .f altering arm ot the trusty pilot, .ives exhilaration and zes to tlu 1 d a^ak ns the keenest interest of the passengers. Occasionally .. 1 passed, with a crew of adventurous lumbermen struix^hng sMtl e : . t r Si Uinu merrily as they «lide alon,. apparently re^.r^less ot t ndships of their vova.^e. Scatterin, lo,s, held by a projec in,' rock o don. the shores, attest the fate of some raft which has preceded n b s il the precariotis ventures are made, and with less fata y han . kf be imagined as we see their frail cralt whirled hither and thitbe. b> te I i," W The upward iourney around these rapids is by means o, r wall canal, eleven and one-half miles in length. At the lower end - ., ;h:^nrs!u;it R-ipids, the cuirems from the two chan.,els unite, meetm, with no Httle violence, formin..' what is called - the U^ pitch. Below the Lung Sault. the river e.xpands into a lake, hve and a halt miles wide and twentv-live miles lon«. known as Lake St. Francis The r,de ov. its placid surface, past its many little islands, forms a notable contrast w, 1 the previous descent of the rapids, and serves to prei^e for j'- -x --J ^ uot/s rush through the eleven miles of Coteau, Cedars and Cs.^e.tlu^^^^^ sections thf.^- named, of almost cntinuons descent. The_ Ced s a e ajo called Split Rock, from a prominent feature in the channel. The Cs.a es ; Uuis named from their resemblance to a series o. so. >- -^ - Pissinn- the Cascades, the river aijain expands, lormmj; Lake St. Louis, which ^"2; he waters of the Ottawa River, and is .welve miles Ion. by s,x m, es wide We here uet a .limpse of Mount Royal, twenty-seven miles distant, a the Tide tl n.u,h the lake is another stretch ot tranquil saihn.. a tittin, ; pant on for the tumultuous passage of the Lachine Rapids. On the w.u ve p; s Nun's Island, a hi.h mound of peculiar shape, near ^^ -outl rht eau.av River, belonuin. to the Grey Nunnery, in Montreal, Other !;l"!ds "u-e'ils!. to be seen, d.vei-sifyin. the view, and .enderin. the scenery attractively picturesque. R. & O. S;c.imcr dhootiiv; the Lacliinj Rai.ids. 1 38 Gateways of Tourist Travel. As the b-iiiks vS the hike airain approach each dther. the qiiickeiiini; cur- rent iiKticates the proximity mi the lamous Lachine Rapids. Eager expectu- S'looting the Lachine Rapids in a Rowboat. tioii i.i;spels any iiuiiilerence !\"4(itten oi ;iie .iiiieliiess m| the previuiis ii.nir, and the passenuers seek available positions lor observation. Just ahead, the waters of the river are lashed into foam, and here and there the spray is thrown high in air, as the current dashes against a rock, and eddies and cir. cles in miniature whirlpools, or leaps over the obstruction as if in ;,ni;:y deliance of tne attenipt to check its mad career. Tlie bo;u settles as she glides over the rapids, only t l,.nii i!|..' c iiineclini; link between lliis branch of commerce and that oi the yreai lakes and rivers. Us cwmmerci.d impiutance ,\ill thus be appariut at a glance. It occupies the site of .ni Indian \iiK',:;e, named llochclana, which was visited by Jacques Cartier. in 1535, and seven years later Europeans began to settle here. A century later the place was duly consecrated, and commended to the ■•(,)ueen of the Anijels," and named \'i/lcM(itii\ Cartier had s;iven to the mountain the name of Mount Royal, from which the present title oi the city is derived. To see the city at its be;., the services of a "carter" should be secured. These hackmen are to be found in all quarters of the city, and as their tariff' is rei;ulated by law, the traveler can govern his riding by his inclination, with no contentions at the end of the journey. The drives in and about the city are charming. The roads ai'e macadanii/ed for miles in every direction, and as the island is remarkable tor its lertility, the suburban trips are made amidst the "garden of Canada." The ride aroimd the mciuntain, and to its summit by the easy grade of its carriage inad, brings to view some beaiuiful scenery, the clima.M of which is the glorious prospect Imm the top, to which alluMon has already been made. The public buildings of the city, nutably its churches, are ol more than -irdinary interest. Nitre D.uiie, with its twin towers 22(i feet high, one ot wliich contains a chime of bells, the other the nmnster "(iros Bnurdnn," will repay a visit, and the climb to the tower will be rewarded with a grand view. Other churciies present rich interiors, a.lorned with line I'aintings and statuary, while numerous hospitals, market buildings and business editices will attract attention in the ride throu'.;h the city. The water works, with its reservoii on the mountain side, and the public parks and paiade grounds, are also worthy of notice. But among all the objects of interest, conspicuous both as a feature of the landscape and for I'le magnitude of its conception, is the t.imous tubukir \'k;i()HI.v bi'incr, which crosses the St. Lawrence, and coimecis the island by rail with the smith shore. It is the property of the (irand Trunk fv'ailw.iy. and Cost more than six millions of dollars. With its approaches, it is nearly two miles in length, and rc'^ls ti) m twenty-tour piers of solid masonry, besides the abutmeius. The center span iv 3 io feet wide, and the cenler tube is *>o i-jft above the water. It is, allos^ether. a splendid triumph o! ea^ineerin; '-kill, and a cr.djt i.. the Company il ^o ;,;r;;iid!y serves, file new railw.iy station ol tlie same company, shown above, is a model ol KoTiiiveiitiirr Static 1. O. T, Ry , Montreal. Qm Twp LINE OF 32 Gateways of Tourist Travel. h ;•"""■"""'""" ""^ ''''■ "^ '^'""""■table waiting n„„„s, I .. bo h ,rst and s.cu.Kl-class passeMKers, are spncious anJ cn„v.ni„n An elegant dunn, hall, servin, meals and lunches a, all h.uns, K k ,/ coniiectiun. Aside trom the charmin K scenery in and abnut Montreal, several de- Victoria Square, IVIontreal. Jtlul side trips lurnish attractions ,,, the tourist with time at his disposal l.is approach „, the citv has not heen made by way of the rapids, a pleas: trip will Iv hv rail to Lachinc, .-eturnin^ thence thnui.h the rapid in mar et ste.uner, . hid, makes i.s daily mornin, trips to the ci v 's Helen s Island, directly opposite the city, is a beautitiil resort, and a portion "I It has heen set apart as a puhlic park. It is easily re.iched by terry, and is therefore ine tavor- nte resort oi the masses on holidays /.ihletii uames and sports, picnics and various s,,cietv celebrations serve to render- it a lively place dur- m the summer season, anu the visitor will seldom III! to iind opportunities of enjoyment at any iHiie. Swimming baths, belonpnii to the M,,ntreal Swimming Club, are located on its s,,utheastern sliore. and the remnants ul departed inilitarv Klory m the shape of a disman led battery, some ancient block h,,uses and barracks, and a grave- yard, are reminders of the fact that it was once -'ccupi.^d as a point of considerable importance ^ommmdmi; the approach to M,uitreal Harluir. *'!'' "t the most .attractive summer res.- is Ml the v.cinity of Montr, al, and ,,ne which is nipidly urowinK in popularity, is the beautiful and elevated plateau known as Bel.eil Mountains It IS reached by the trains ol Hie Grand Trunk Kailway to St. Hihire, and the lre.,uent service on the Portland and Quelec line makes it very ac- cessible, there l->ein,it live daily trains eachwiy between Montreal and St. Ililaire. This resort in addni,,nto the attractions of deii^httul scenery and a healthiul. invii;,,ratint; atmosphere, ailords e.xcelleiu ir-him;, boatim; and bathini;. Tlure is ■^ line hotel, delightfully located o„ ,t hi.J, 1 .i^le rock c.immandin!; a charmini; view o| the co mtrv ANCIENT QUEBEC. # f.^£-'0 CITV nil the Anic'iican ■ niliiK-m pivscnl'-' Huii pi'ciiliar .•ttru-iioiis l'> 1\W U'Ulhi .IS ani'S Ilk' .llU'k'lll wallca cily 1)1 ipik'lw. It is a 1,,- cality (i| imk'li liisiiiik' iiileri'st, aikl no less pleasiik; lor its sa-iiic Ivaiity. rimiisaiKis r,t tuiiiisls visit the city ill tlic seasiiM di simnikT inivel. oil the way to the laiiious Sanueiiav Kiver. or the e.iiially la- moiis White .M.Hiiitaiii resorts. No tourist who has the time ai his ihsposal should fail to ,mU iho irip. either hy rail or hoal. or a eonibiiKitioii oi hotii, lacilities tor which are at liis eoiiiiiiaiul. The route trom Montreal to guehee is ■ ■/,r the (jraikl Trunk Railway, or l\v the f-eichelieu (S; i intario Steaiii- -hip Line ;■/,/ the St. Law renee, as llie tourist's iikiination may lead. Ihe view (jI the •• ■. as ap- ...; ■ . proaclk'il Iroiii the rivei is sinioi- . y .npressnv us situat,.. an. surroun.in.s nia.in. it an ohij;^; ':,:^. '". Miteast. Ik- tortnicat.ons, with their t,.wers and hatllomenis irown ui-n you tron the Hams ol Ahraham and Horn the h,; I' ^ th^.estirroun. , the place an air o, medievalism at once nov.l aiu, r ^: . . I .s one o, the oldest cities o, America, as well as one of ii ; .nterestint;-. It was founded m U,„,s. and its history • it tremendous importance The y IS replete with events ,„„p ,i„ , . scene ol many a hattle and of untold car- nage, the crowniiii; event ol all was the memorable engagement which traiis- lened hall acmuieiu lion, n.ukv toijieal liiitam, .uid iinniortali/ed the names o| |>,,u, iik' victor and the vaiKi'iished. The citv consists ol two divisions, known as ilk- upper .uw\ lower town Ihe upper town includes within ils limits the Cit.idel ol Cape ljiiii„,|,d "Inch covers the entire summit oi the proni,,iuorv. embraciiii; an area of inoiv than lurty acres. It rises lo il,o lieiiihi ol .ii5 leet above the river and li"m us commandini; position and -he strength ol the loriiiication h is Kvi, not inaptly entitled the •• Gibraltar of .America." riie shape ol the city is iiianuular. Uie St. Lawrence and St. Chrles nver lormuk; the two sides, with the Clains ol Abraham l.^r the base The nver Iroiits are deiended by a continuous wall on the verv brow ,,f the diir with ilankinutowers and bastions. I,, opholed for musketrv and pierced for cannon. un t|,e ' west side, a heavy 1 11 pie wall, with trenches between, lormerly guarded that appri.acli. bu' much ol it is imv. demolished. The iiatioiialiiy (,| tile inhabitants j, slionyly l-rencli.aiKi a visit' ir Irom ili- ^stales can e.isih fancy himself in ,i eitv in Fr.incc ... decidedly un-Ameri- can are al! ''is sur- round in i;s. The quaint houses, the (34J Street Scene. Q-.icbec. Fabrique Street. looking toward Beaufort View from t'lc Fortiticjtii.il. Uraiul Alice aiiU St. . nio Gate. Wylfs Mouurnein, Quebec. Kl-;h Uatu, Qucbci.. Gateways of Tojrist Tr? jl. 37 sleep and tortious streets especially oi the oldest por- tions of the citv, -.uKl the almost universal use ot the Trench lani;uav;c in the ordinary channels of trade, reauire no stretch >>! the ima^inaUon t.. practically trans- p,,rt one to the old world, and i;ive a glimpse, as it were. ;,f , toreiiin country. This ch M-acteristic is even more marked inthe sulnirbs ..t the citv. ivini; emphasized l\v the primitive methods ot aj;riculture, and the women tn the tields. The view from the Citadel, owin:^ to .tseleva- li,,n, is surpassuiyly R'rand and comprehensive. The majestic St. Lawrence, alive with sailing cratt ot every tcind stretches before the vision in both directions, seem- i,,.. like a band ot glistening metal, beautifying' the scene ,nd i;ivin- animation to the picture. Directly below lie the crooked streets of the lower town, teeminy with luimanitv, while its busy population, so tar beneath, seem like pigmies, and vou look upon the glistenini; roofs ol ,he houses and down the very throats of the chimneys, into which it would seem an easy matter to toss a peb- ble Looking to the eastward, the Plains of .Abraham ,,e spread out before yon, together with the blu.fs scaled by Wolle and his br: ve soldiers in the prepara- tiunlorthe assault that ended in vichiry, but cost the lives of both commanders. The spot where Wolfe tell is marked bv a handsome monument. Directly across the river is the settlement of Wonit Levi, and down the stream the beaulilul Me of (Orleans may be seen. This pleasant resort may be reached by ferry from the city, ,nd It alVords deli",htlul drives, giving views of the F.il:s ',,1 Mommorenci. the Liurentian Mountains, and other ,,biects ot interest. The Fallsof Montmorenci are among U,e most interesting ot the objects which secure the visits of tourists to (,1uebec, both on account ol their uwn attractiveness and the p!e,..sant drive by which they A Quebec " Thoroughlare. 38 Gateways of Tourist Travel, aie reached. The "carters" ure as muiieroiis as those of Montreal, and the loads around llie city and ir: the country are anionjithe linest to be found any- where. I he ride of evM miles all too quickly brings you to the River Montiiiorenci, and her. you jraze upon historical sfround, it beinir the scene of the battle of Montmorenci. which immediately preceded wi-lfe's lin-l victory at Quebec. Leaving your carriai;e, and paving a small lee for the Falls of Montmorenci. privilege of crossing private grounds, you de.scend the bank of the river to -o up at the , all fron, below. The river here pours over the cliff int,, the St. Lawrence, broadening at the ed^e to about 50 feet, and fallinu 250 feet ... a sheeny vail half water, half spray, not sublime, n,„ even ,rand, but' exquisitely beautilul. The falls may also be reached by ii,,. t,-,;„^ ,., ,1, . 1.,,^,. ., . -y .... i.„ )i i\,, •^■ticbcc, Aiunimorenci & Charlevoi.x Railway, the trains passinjj directly in front, and the round trip from Quebec bein^ one t.f the features of the excursion season Returning to Quebec, the vie^vs of the city are enlivened bv the peculiar feature of ylisteninK towers and roofs, so noticeable in connection with many Canadian cities. The sunlight, glancinj; from the metal-covered roofs spires, and dormer windows, which, owin;; to the tortuous windin,i,^s of the' street, are set at every conceivable ani,'le, produces a sparklinij eflect The i-oad leads through quaint old hamlets, and the cottages with their pictur- esque dormei-windo\vs, the thatched-roofed outbuildin.ijs, and the peasant- hke appearance of the people, almost leads one to fancy that the rural dis- tricts of France or Switzerland are the scenes through which the trip is made While the ancient buildings of Quebec are a.iion^ its chief attractions to the tourist modern architecture has made some proyress; and the contrast thus atiorded is at once unique and stnkins. The Parliament Buildings, recently erected on the Grand Alleo, just outsid. the St. Louis Rate are im- posing in appearance, and admirab' dedjfn.d. Other notable struc'tures are U,e Laval University, the new Court Hou3C, the Basilica, or Roman Catholic Cathedi-al, and the Ursuline Convent, with its beautiful gardens. In the churches many historical relics and line paintings are to be seen. The Basilica .s an ob.iec ol special i iterest, both to the antiquarian and the lover of art It occupies the site of the ancient church of Notre Dame de la Recouvrancv erected in 1633 by Champlain, in Commemorat.on of the restoration of tne' colony by Bntan, The remains oi Laval, Frontenac. and other notables, were interred within its walls. Amon, the rare and notable oaintin.s in it OS ession wil be lound ..The Cruciii.xion," by Vandyke, the "Ecstacy ,,f Sf laul by carlo Maratii, and others of priceless value. Wh[L France was Passin, thi-ou.h the throes of the Revolution many art treasures w hroui;ht here lor safe keeping. A popular side trip lor •• pilurinuiKe," if made in faith), is that to Ste m";h su 'k r''71 "" ?"' "' ""'■'■ '"•'^" '^''«''''"^ ^'"""^'"y- A .mm: t s ; , ^'•^":: .";"'^' '■'"''' 1^"^-^1 "P at the shrine within the church, ttest he power of faith, and its results upon former pilgrims. The lestiva day ot the samtis July 26, and the visitor who can .ran.e (■■ h. ,t -t' Ann' on that date will witness a sight not soon forgotten. up the THE SAGUENAY FUVER. I the mimd on. the peculiar iction with .■ered rocifs, in,ii;s of the :frect. The heir pictiir- le peasant- '■ rural dis- ip is made, ractions to le C(5ntrast Buildiims, .e, are iiii- iictures aie 1 Calhdiic s. In the he Basilica )ver of art. :ouvrancr, ion of tiie notables, :in,ns in its tacy of St. ranee was lU'es were at to Ste. A niam- le church, he testival Ste. Anne JHIS is the largest affluent of the St. Lawrence, which it joins about 130 miles below Quebec. The scenery of the Sajjuenay is strikinijly grand and romantic, and unlike anything else east of . ,„ the Rocky Mountains. It is usually visited by boat, and the trip down the St. Lawrence to Tadousac, at the junction of the two streams, and up the Sajjuenay, amoni; its wild scener> , should be made, even at the expense ,,t slisjlitini; some other point of interest lyini; in the highways of fashionable travel Leaving Quebec by the steamers of the Richelieu & Ontario Naviga- tion Co , you pass through some remarkably tine scenery, in which the noble St Lawrence abound^, the river being in some places thirty miles in width, •md dotted with a muliitude of islands, abounding in game. The Falls of St. Anne are on the river ..f that name, which enters tlie St. Lawrence ofT the lower end of Orleans Island, through a bold ravine. The ^^uarantine station on Grosse Isle is passed, and is associated with the sad memories of the f inline in Ireland. It received twenty thousand plague-stricken emigrants, of w horn six thousa-d now lie in a single grave, marked by a stone monument. Ninety niiL'S below Quebec is the fashionable watering place known as Murray Bay. The river is here twenty miles wide, and the tides have a range of twenty feet in height. On the .s ith shore ot ihe river, still further down, is Riviere du Loup, a place of some importance, and six miles beUnv it is Cacouna, already quite famous as a pleasure resort, and yearly increasing in popularity. Across the river from Cacouna is Tadousac, at the mouth of t„e far-tamed Saguenav, formerly a place of some commercial importance as a post of the Hudson Bay Company, and one of the first towns on the St. Lawrence fortilied by the French. It has a good hotel, near which is a little church over 250 years old. ,,,,., The Saguenav River is remarkable, not only for its great depth, but also tor the marvelous height of its banks. It seems to flow through a rift in the Laurentian Mountains, which appear to be cleft, as it were, to the very toun- dations,the height ot the clitls rising Imm the edge of the river being equaled only l\v the depth to which ih-v descend below the surface. The source of the river is 130 miles from its junction with the St. Lawrence, in Lake St. John, which is fed by eleven rivers, draining an immense watershed, the great volume resultant pouring through this remarkable gorge, in many places un- fathomable. At St. John's Bay, 27 miles above Tadousac, the water is one mile and a half in depth, and but little less at fiternity Bay, six miles beyond. At the latter place, the wonderful capes, Trinity and Eternity, like giant sen- tinels guard the entrance, rising 1,500 feet and 1,900 feet, respectively, above the water.- Ha-Ha Bay is sixty miles above Tadousac, and is nine miles long by six wide. It has also been named Grand Bay. The first named title is said to have come from the exclamations of deligiit which sprung from the lips of the navigators of the river on its discovery ; and in contrast with the gloomy and forbidding aspect of the lower portions of the river, it would seem that such an outburst might be perfectly natural. The mountains around Ha-Ha Bay abound in whortleberries, or blueberries, as they ire here calle.l, and a very important industry with the natives is the gathering and shipment to market of the '^cuntiful harvest thus kint'ly furnished by nature, the picking se n extending from the middle of July until the falling of the snow, and thi apply being inexhaustible. Chicoutimi, a few miles beyond, is at the head of navigation, the river being obstructed bevcnid this point by rapids and falls. Lumbering is one of its important industries, the immense forests of the vicinity being as yet almost in their virgin state, and the harbor accessible to the largest vessels, thus giving it natural facilities of great value. The fishing in the Saguenay River and its tributaries is one of the chief att,acti,.ns to the sportsman. Salmon abound, and the quality of the fish taken from such deep, cold water can readily be inferred by the disciples of Walton. Game also abounds in the forests, some specimens being well w.uthy of the skill and nerve of Mie trained hunter. Those to whom the hunting grounds of the m..re densely populated sections of country have become tame and uninteresting will here lind novelty and excitement. U9) 4° Gateways of Tourist 'i ravel. An int-^v'tlm; feature of Trinity iJiiy, inclosed as It is witii fruwiiinij walls, is its won.ierliil echo. The wl'-jcie of the steamer or the discharge of a can- no- IS the iisii „ test of its powers of repetition. (Jn the occasion of the visit of the Prince of Wales and his suite, a heavy 6S-poiinder was lired from the deck, near Cape Trinity. The result is thus described by one ol the party : " For the space of half a minute or so after the discharije there was a dead silence, and then, as if the report and concussion w ere hurled back upon the decks, the echoes came down crash upon crash. It seemed as if the rocks and crags had all sprui;i.' into life under the tremeiulous din, and as if each was liiini; 68-pounders full upon us, in sharp. Clucoutimi, Baguenay Kiver. Ha-Ha Bay, Saguenay River. crashing volleys, till at last they grew hoai'ser and hoarser in their anger, and retreated, bellowing slowly, carrying the tale of invaded solitude from hill to hill, till all the distant mi luntains seemed to war and groan at the intrusion.'' But we must take a regretUil leave of the Sague- nay, with the feeling that but faint justice can bedone to its wonderful attractions. It has been tersely de- scribed by a writer as a "region ol primeval grand- eur, where art has done nothing and nature lias done everything: where, at a single bound, civili/ation is lelt behind, and nature stands in unadorned majesty ; where Alps on Alps arise; where, over depths un- laHmiiiai'le, llirnimli ni..iimaiii ynrges, the steamer f m jiie' Gateways of Tourist Travel. 41 i.i'i*'^ i ,„„„ „„ .;„,. ...... ..« >v«' *" :i »rt,!*T::- s/«' '"" • ■"; "V" ;i:ft;: :;" L ->^i''" > """'''^ *"»;'^": ;::::;r;:u:;*."K:i;;;.i-««».«u„ s„«,,.,.. .... 8,.-^.,. .>, """• "•"","; ",""* ';;;'.::.«'" X * » 1" ;l Qu.b.c, ana « ,.» l,;uiik'is and Indian settlements Hie i ,^ ,,„.,„, piver^and is conunodioush-telcf excellent rept,te^ _^,^^^^ ._^^^^^^^.^,^^ ^,,, The ^""''•■y '■^^'^'^.'-•'^t ,,; nVucec.f ish and uame, it is not to ,vhe,i to this attracl.on >s added the ^-''^'^l^l „^„,, ,,iaelv known ,. wandered at that t>- >:;;f ^'^ ^ ^J;^ "^ those wi>o desire to „„ ntore extensively -^'f J^^^j' "''^ ,;;, Je and its tributary waters, are study nature >n her ^^'^^J^^^^-^^,^^ ,^^^,„. ,^, ,,u.,,si i\^ tl.^ ^^^^ theh..meof the ouanan.che.oi fr.sh v uer ,. September, the tested the skill of the an.ler. ?'•;"""> '",'„,; of Walton come n„.st exciting sp.nt is to be had '^ ;', and th f . 1 ^_^^^^^ ^^^^,^^ fro." an parts of the -""^^li^Xu^'^^S-S flesh iein, considered c.,Hured the «ame IS . 1. ;;e^c^ The Iributary streams aNumdin superior to that ot the a y ^ ^^.^^ ^.^^^^^^ ^^_^ j,, ,„^„.t,^„ spotted trout, many ot vv h ^'' '»;' , He-sp„rt for the huntsman, who will be pounds each. The forests aaoid "" \ " „i short, the ti.. Chicoutnni l^y <. inoe. uini. , • „i trin excelled only by the shooting of the wild ,,pKls ot the Grande uciias interrupted by a few r-t^ses '' ^'lt:- f^rwS'a'uo Xs'o >^e passed in boats. The trip ■'"""?: 1 fin IvirLo Uie experienced canoemen who make it a spe- S;;r:::d':tr;;;:;"t;i:^-ic;.inted with the channel, and fully com- P^tenl to guide a canoe through its tortuous windings. THE NEW ROUTE TO THE FAR-FAMED SAGUENAY. The eastern extensicm of the Quebec & Lake St. J-'" ^^''^^y ;;•;';: Uk/St^Limi is a very importaju ^^^ ^:y:^-;^ ^"t^::. T ^^t;:tS W S = ^n r^S'^and back to Quebec by '"■;:? :;^ e -k ow" teamers of the Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Tnl ;!; e^Seration to say that this trip, for grandeur of scenerv, is unequaledin America. Sunday, arriving at 3(.c. guests and s e^jr d ^ ,,,„,e„ience of a first-class city hotel. Here baths, electric light and ''''y ' ''' ^^^^^-^ he does not desire to make twe traveler can enjoy ^^^^^^^ 'ening for Chicoutimi. The ' '"I'Thart'o^nci mi e will be made in two hours and a half, over a ;:"l!;;,:;;;ed!^;;i-S:ited ;oad.built m the most substantial manner, and '""Tnlns win nlnt the steamboat wharf at Chicoutimi, connecting there Bay and Qi'-bec. 42 Gateways of Tourist Travel The Hotel Roberval is run . ^ '" connection, and is in daily conimunication, by steamer, with the " Island . use," a new and commodious hotel huilt on an island of the Grande Discharge of Lake St. John, i„ the center of "ouananiche" (fresh-water salmon) tishinu i;ryunds. These hotels control the lishm^ rights ui Lake St. Jnhn and tributaries, all of which are free to their guests. A Morni'ig's Catch. The climate at Lake St. John is beautiful, and has been pronounced by leadinjr physicians to be very beneficial for invalids. A substantial, elegantly equipped steel-framed steamer, the "Mistassini," with a capacity of Am pas- sengers, runs on Lake St. John, especially frr the service between Hotel Roberval and the fishing grounds of the Grande Discharge. Besides this must p,,pular resort iit the northern end ui the road, there are numerous other places on the line, such as Lake St. Jo- seph, St. Raymond and Lake Edward (the latter famous for the finest trout fishing In America), which are fully described in the railway folder, in a beautifully illustrated guide boijk,and in the several books and pamphlets issued by this company, copies of which are mailed free to applicants. Passengers preferring tu return to (^)uebec l\v rail may leave Chicutimi daily, except Sun- day, in the afternoon, and Roberval daily, e.Ncept Saturday, at ,S:30 v. M., arriving at Qu,:- bec at (> A. n. daily, e.xcept Sunday. All day trains are e.iuipped with elegant parlor cars, and night trains with comlortable sleeping cars. Upwards of a millinn dollars have been e.xpended in improving the main line since it was opened for traffic from (,)uebec lo Roberval, in the way of reducing grades and curves, additional ballast, new rolling stock, and in terminals at Quebec, and it is sale to say that the road is one of the best finished .:!Kt equipped lines in Canada. MONTREAL TO THE MOUNTAINS AND THE SEA. IITHIN the ciimpass of ;i day's ride, is the joiiniey by tlie Fortland Division of the Grand rrunic Railway from Montreal to the sea- shore, passini; through the very heart of the White Mountains on the route; but the day thus occupied must live loni; in the memory of those who have enjoyed iis majestic beauties. " . . On every side The fields swell upwards to the hills; beyond, Above the hills, in the blue distance, rise The mountain .'olumns with which earth props heaven." Now.iere in the space of a day's ride on the American continent, can there be found crowded into the short space of "from .sun to sun " a more diversified collection of beautiful landscape scenery than t.iat spread out in grand panorai,.a before the occupants of a parlor car on the route about to be briefly described. Crossini; the great Victoria Bridge at Montreal, the train runs near the broad St. Lawrence River for some distance, atVording views of the rich and stately city on the opposite shore. Passing the Boucherville Mountains on the left, it Soim crosses the Richelieu River, under the very sh:idows of Bel.eil Mountain (mention of which has been made in a preceding chapter), with the high ridges of Rougemont farther dista.-.t. For some distance on, the route is over a rich and level countrv. inh;ibited by an industrious French peasantry, and afTords continuous views of the Yamaska Mountains, until the populous French town of St. Hyacinthe is reached, its quaint appearance and the great Roman Catholic colleges attracting attention. After crossing the Yamaska River, a considerable e.xp-nse of open and comparatively level countrv is traversed, with quaint little hamlets seen now and then on either side. From here on, for the space of an hour, the route lies through a thinly populated forest country, until descending into the valley of the St. Francis the line crosses that river on a bridge 320 feet in length, and the charmingly picturesque villaue of Richmond is reached, this being the iuncti.in of the Quebec branch of th. Grand Trunk Railway System. The banks of the beautiful stream of the St. Francis are followed after leaving Riclinvjiid for twenty-seven miles. Seldom does the eye rest on a more lovely combination of rich valley scenery, especially if viewed with the glimmer of the early morning sun upon it. Passing the romantic island- strewn rapids of Big Brompton Falls, and traversing many an extensive cut- ting and costly embankmei.t, the line reaches the prosperous and busy town of Sherbrooke, situ;ited at the junction of the Magog and St. Francis Rivers, amidst a beautiful surrounding country. Near the village are the long Rapids of the Magog. The next point of interest on the route is Lennoxville, at the confluence of the St. Francis and Massawippi Rivers. This is the seat of Bishop's Col- lege, an institution of high repute, under the care of the Episcopal church, with preparatory schools attached. It has been called " the Eton and Oxford of young Canada." Copr'^'' "i'"« are worked in the vicinity, while not far distant is the beautiful Lake Massawippi, nine miles long by about one and ,me-half miles broad, swarming with many kinds of fish among them trout, pike and bass. A little beyond, the line enters the v:dley of the Coaticoke, which it ascends to the" United States frontier. The toot-hills of the Green Moun- tains are seen on the right, Norton and Middle Points being passed on the west. Ascending the pretty valley, the train soon reaches Island Pond, Vt., the frontier station, with its well-appointed summer hotels and railway dining-rooms. The traveler having passed from the dominion of Her Majesty, sees again the "broad stripes and bright stars," under whose pro- tection the remainder of the journey to the mcjuntains and the sea will be accomplished. The waters of Island Pond are about two miles in length, surrounded by a hard beach of white quartz sand. The views from Bonny- beag and otlier adjacent hills are of much interest and extreme beauty. Many of the drives in the vicinity are famous. The streams and witters in close proximity abound in many varieties of fish, chief of which is the spotted brook trout. (43) On the Androscoggin. Ga :eways of Tourist '''"avel. 45 The route now follows ;i iuiliir;!l teiTiice, p;ist Spectiide Po il, aowii the lolls Niilheiiuii valley, thence through a vast forest, whose ridijes rise in rapiti succession. Soon alter crossini; the Connecticut Rivei, North Stratfi>rd is reached. This is the junction of the Maine Central Kailroad, for Colebrook and Di.xville Notch, and Fabyans, Crawford Notch, etc. The line follows the Connecticut valley lor about twelve miles, passini; beautiful meadows, proliiic with vei;et.ition, and bordered l\v mountains on either side. The scenery is a combination of the beautiuil and the frownini;, and of hi^ii interest to the traveler. The whiter.'d summits of f^ercy freaks soon appear to the lefi, and remain in si'^ht for about ei^ht miles as the road slowly rounds them. Be- yond Stratford Hollow the line leaves the Connecticut valley, and passes over to the Amnionoosuc, Cape Horn and Pilot Mountains appearin.i; i>n the ri.nht, with the rich plain of Lancaster beyond, and we reach Groveton, w^here the Grand Trunk meets the Boston & Maine Kaihoad (White Mountain Division), and passengers for Lancaster, Bethlehem, Fabyans. and the Francoiiia Moun- tains change cars, Fabyans being only lorty miles distant, and close connec- tions being made wiih .dl irains. There is some remarkable scenery in the vicinity of Groveton. Coming from the south toward the village, the Percy Peaks will attract the attention of the most indilVerent observer, on account both of their symmetrical form and color. The village itself is surrounded bv mountains. Cape Horn, three miles from Groveton (elevation 27.i5 led), can be ascended without ditticully. Soon alter starting Irom (iroveton, the train crosses the Ammonoijsuc River, with Cape Horn and Mt. Bellamy on the right, and the Percy Peaks and ilowback Mountains on the lelt and front. Portions also of the Stratford uiidSugar-loat .Mountains are seen to the north, and on the other side the Pilot Aiountii'"-' '"on s\\ii;g into view. As the train speeds to the east, the south pc.ik of the Percies advances over the higher north peak, and linally eclipses ii. I'.ie line leaves the river for .d^out four miles and runs under the Pilot Miamtains, then crosses the river and stops at Stark, with the precipice of the Devil's Slide on the left and Mill M.>untain close at hand on the right. I'he former is a sheer clitV (lOii feet high, and bears evidence of ancient nat- ural convulsions. Mill Mountain is 2(ioo feet high, and is sometimes ascended from Stark by a walk ol one and oiie-hall miles through the wood. Beyond Rapids of the IVIagog, Sherbrooke, Que. 46 Gateways of Tourist Travel. Devil's Slide and Stark V.,._ge. St;i/k waler-stati 111 tine views are qiveii mi tiie linlit and in retrospective, in- cliidini,' tlie Pilot and Crescent Ran^'es, the l-'ercy t'eaivn the river troni Milan is very heautitul. includini;- the vast forms of Mounts Wasli- iniitoii, Adams and Madison. The line now leaves the bunks o| the ni'id A'linionoosuc. and follows tiie course ut a Dead river. At the lonely water- station of .Milan, the track is lOSOfeet above the sea. Head Pond is soon passed on the riirht, and the traveler now .. 'ns frequent 1,'limpses of the White Mount... .is. The train soon crosses to the course of another dead river, passes a small pond, ind approaches Berlin Falls. On the left, over the diver,i;in!{ tracic of the Berlin Lumber Company, the far-away blue peak of Goose Eye is seen; and the train .soon passes the tine clitl's of Mount Forist, and stops at Berlin. At Berlin station we are only si.x mile;, from Gi'rhani. It is the site of the great mills ot the Berlin Limiber Company. The lalls are w .hin a few rods of the station, and are re: ;hed by a foot-bridge over the gorge. Just before descending to this point, the path crosses a ledge from which :. line \iew of the Presidental Range is to be had. it was much lauded by Rev. Thos. Starr Kim;. The following wurds are from his pen: - "We do not think that in New; Eng- land there is .my passage of r-ver passion that will compare witii the Berlin Fall.-. . . . Here we have a strong river that shrinks but very little in long droughts, and that is fed by the Umbagog ( Rangelv ) chain of Lakes, pour- ing a clean and power!' tide through a narrow granite pass, and descend- ing nearly 200 feet in the course of a mile." Berlin is the point of dep:nture for Errol Dam, Umbagog Lake. Leaving Berlin, the railw:iy tollows a rapidly descending gnide, the track tailing at the rale of about liity feet to the mile until Gorham is reached. Glimpses of the silvery Androscoggin River are i;ained on one hand, while on either side lowfr the lofty peaks of the While .M.iuntain range. Mount Adams, as seen from the right about one and one-half miles before reaching Gateways of Tourist Travel. 47 Gorham, is said to be tlie iiishtfst elevation \vh':h we can loolc at in New England from any point witliin a few miles of its base. Indeed ii is tiie liii;!^ est point (if land uveiinnkini; a statiim near the base, that can be seen east of tlie Rocky Mountains, flie peak of Mount Adams ( 5794 feet lii^h ) is seven miles distant from the point of observation, whose eleva- tion is 868 feet, above which it towers nearly Sooo feet. From the same point is also enjoyed a mai;nili- cent view of Mount Moriah, 3785 feet above the valley. We are in the heart of the mountains. Gor- ham is the nearest villasfe to Mount Washinijton, and also the nearest village to the great northern peaks. It is in fact, as in name, "the Gateway to the White Mountains." Not only as an objectiie point from which to attack the mountains, but also as a summer tourist resort, it att'ords unsurpassed advantages— an ideal moin-tiiin village. The Rev. Thos. Starr King spent severa. asons here, writing his most charming book, ''Tlie vVliite Hills." Listen to his glowing tribute to this beautiful village and its surround- ings :- "No point in the mountains offers views to bo gained by walks of a mile or two that are more noble and memorable. . . . For river scenery, in con- nection with impressive mountain forms, the imme- diate vicinity of Gorham surpasses all the other dis- tricts from which the liighest peaks are visible. The Androscoggin sweeps through the village with a broiider bed. :iiid in '■•rgcr volume, than the Connecti- cut shows at Lancaster or Littleton. As a general thing, G(.>rham is the place to see the more rugged sculpturing and ;!:. Titanic brawn ol the hills." The village is S12 feet above the sea, the air dry. bracing, invigorating and health!"'. The nearness ot the great peaks ol Washington, Madison, Jefferson and Adams gives rare grandeur to me view of the environs. The Berlin Falls, on the Androsco}.;t;in. drives and excursions almost without number in close pro.ximity to Gor'.am have had much to do with its great popularity. Add to these many attrac- tions a lirst-ciass, home-like and well-kept iioiel dhe Alpine House, under ilie management ot Mr. G. D. Stratton), and what more can be desired .' 48 Gateways of Tourist Travel. Space will permit of but very brief mention of a few of tlu- many attract- ive leatures"in ana about Gorhani" One of the delii;htful drives in ilie vicinity of Gorbam is known as the Milan Road, whicii lollows tiie Andros- co^'jiii' through Berlin Falls to Milan Coiners, the distance beinj; about four- Bridi;e on tlie nortn i\ink. "No drive ol e.]ual leni;lh amonj; the mountains otlers more varied interest in the beauty ot the scenery." Near the pf Adams. For many leai;ues the route tr. verses a region of reni,.rl " ■ "- "" -" - '- ; a Mil 1 de- Gateways of Tourist Travel. 51 U.,x.ru,re lor Ana..ver a,u1 South Ann on Kanst charming spots tor tourists traveling for pleasure or in search ..f health. A fine line nf six-horse coaches meet the Grand Trunk trains on .u rival, conveying the tourist to the Imte!. Leaving ban\ille Junction, the train pa.ses through the maritime Sinder Rutk, Bryants Pond. li THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. |HE distinsuisliins; peculiarities which render the White Mount;uns more attractive to summer tourists than any other raniie or group of mountains on the American continent are their ease of access, and the wonderful diversity of scenery they atTord under varyini; conditions and from ditlerent points of view. Within a few hours' ride from Montreal, Quebec or Portland, they are rendered accessible by the conveniences of modern railway travel, with none of the hardships charac- teristic of former years. With almost ine.xhaustible resources of entertain- ment for the visitor, they attract old friends and new in larger numbers with each recurring season. The point of approach, conceded by all the most ardent admirers of the mountains to be the most impressive and charming, is by way of Gorham and the Glen. That delightful book from the pen of Rev. T. Starr King, '•The White Hills," which has become a standard authority on the mountains, was largely inspired and wtitten during the author's sojourn in this vicinity. The village of Gorham has long and pre-eminently enjoyed the distinction oi being the "gateway to the mountains." It is the nearest village to Mount Washington, and is pronounced by Drake, another eminent mountain author- ity, as occupying a "position with respect to the highest summits more ad- vantageous than that of any other town lying on the skirts of the nivuintains. and accessible by railway." Passing allusions have been made to the points of interest in and about Gorham in a previous chapter, and our limits forbid even a mention of the many deliiihttul drives and walks which may occupy the visitor's attention during an entire season's sojourn. The grand pano- ramic view of the presidential range, however, must not be omitted. This is had from Mount Hayes, the "guardian of the village, erecting its rocky lampart over it, like the precipices of Cape Diamond over Quebec." As a poiPt from which to view Mount Washington, Starr King en- titles it,— "The chair set by the Creator at the proper distance ;md angle to appre- ciate and enjoy his kingly prominence. All the lower summits are hidden, and you have the great advantage of not looking along a cham, but of see- ing the monarch himself soar alone, back of Madison and Adams, and seem- ingly disconnected with them, standing just enough to the south to allow an ulfobs\'ru7ted View oVThe'rYdge's'that "climb from the Pinkham road up over Tuckerman's Ravine, to a crest moulded and poised with mdescnbable state- liness and grace. It completely dimmed the glory ^ eye and eminence and majesty that we were gazing upon.' of Mount Adams. The clung 'ever' fascinated and still hungry, upon those noble proportions that haughty peace. ... It was satisfactory, artistic mountam- Alpiiie House, Gorham. (53) 54 Gateways of Tourist Travel, The approacli to the iiKnintaiiis from Gorliaiii is by way of the Glen, and the ride by carriage is one of the few remainint; vesti.ges of "mountain stauin;;." An excellent livery is kept in connection with the Alpine House, at Gorhani, and careful drivers are also at the service of those wh. < wish to mall grandeur than from any other point of observation. Their massive propur- tions, from base to summit, are clearly revealed, without the peculiar " lore- shoitening" effect nf intervening foot-hills, so notieeable elsewhere. In a clear morning, shortly alter sunrise, they stand out in bold relief against tlie sky, while their I'ocky summits, rat;i;ed ra\ines, and scarred sides, with the wooded slopes in the foreground ni the picture, fascinate the belmider and command the admiration of even the must e.xtensive European travelers. In the alteri.oon. their sharp outlines against tlie illuminated sunset sky present a picture no less attractive, thuiigh diiVerentlv lighted. And when the Storm King sweeps over their summits, crowning them with clouds nr wrappin them in tleecy vesture, embroidered with the gold and tinsel of the light ning's flash, and aimn, tfniched with the Meeting rays of broken sunlight, still another majestic and gorgeous scene is presentef. So that, with all tlie varying monds of nKiimtain atmosphere, the changing scenes, and the new groupings presented from ditlerent localities, coupled with the many attrac- tions to be found in the immediate vicinity, the Glen is a most deligiitful spot. A walk or ride ni about a mile trom the (jleii brings us to the Ifnierald Foul, a view of which we present, and which cannot be improved upon bv a descripti(Jii. It is a most restful place, the river itself here seeming to pause in its madly merry race toward die ocean, as if resting for the long, long journey to the broad Atlantic. Another mile, and a guide-board is readied, which points the way, by a diverging path, to Thompson's Falls. A short walk up the lower slope of Wildcat Mountain, and we reach a brook wliicli rushes down the mountain side on its way to Peabody River. Over ledges of granite it conies plunging in a series of cascades, to which the name ot Thomp.son's Falls has been given. From the upper height of the falls a view is afforded of Tuckeniiaii's Ravine, while high above, the summit ol Mount «'^^J <-r^.-^ *% w 't i\:: ^^ 1^*1 v» Fl ' ' ^M^T. EiTittrald i uul Gateways of Tourist Travel. 55 II si; iiig lilt icli 1. 1 111 e\v lilt I Washinsitun looks fni\viiini;ly down. The view thus alTorded is declared by experienced tourists to be mie ot the best in the iinuintains, and it has been reproduced in " Hictiiresqiie America." The svildiiess of the scene amid the seclusion ot the forest, the ^;listenini; of the cascade in its journey amony the leafy surroundini;s, with its musical cadences fallini; softly on the ear, all conspire to render the spot most exquisitely charniin'.; to tiie lover nf nature, and the visitor feels well repaid for the trip. Returnini; to the road, another mile briin;s us to the path which leads to the Crystal Cascade, said to "divide with Glen Ellis the honor of beini;' the must beautiful waterfall of the White Mountains." The path extends throui;h the woods a distance of some three-eiiihths of a mile. Glen Ellis Falls are about four miles south of the Glen Site, mi the Ellis River, at the base ot Wildcat Mountain. Their old name of Hiicher Falls, i;iven from their shape, has now fully niven way to the more poetic but less susjt'-'-'^^'ve title of Glen Ellis, bestowed by a party ot visitors in 1852. « Siraceful writer t!"is describes a visit to the spot: — " Descendini; by slippery stairs to the pool beneath it, I saw, eijihty feet above me, the whole stream force its way throui;h a narrnw cleft and stand in one unbroken column, superbly erect, upon the level si lace ot the pool. The sheet was as white as marble, the pool as jjreen as malachite. As if stunned by the fall, it turns slowly round, then recoverini;. precipitates itself down the' rockv i;iir';e with j;reater passion than ever. On its upper edi,'e, the curliiii; sheet of the fall was shut with sunliyht, and shone with eiichant- im; brilliancv. All below was one white feathery mass, Klidint; uowinv,iii.i with the swift and noiseless inovement of an avalanche of fresh snow." In addition to the cascades and watertalls which have been already men- tioned, tiiere are numerous cliarmim; spots all aloiii; the i.iountain streams, and anionn the leafy i;lens, many of which have delighted the eye of the artist, and not a few of them have been transferred to canvas as a perma- nent reminder nf the delights of a summer at the Glen. To the lover of the rod, the mountain brooks lurnish the added attraction of beim; the home of the speckled triiul,and r" uiy a lamous "catch" has delii;lited the follower of Walton, and tempted th .-tite of the epicure. The mountain \ieA , the direction opposite the i;real Hresideiitia! Range are scarcely less imposiii!; than those already described. The Carter Thompson's Falls. S6 Gateways of Tourist TraveL Range lies to the east of the Glen, and the peaks of Carter Dome, Mount Carter, Imp Mountain, Mount Moriah and Wildcat, are prominent features of the landscape. Imp Mountain is so named from the jjrotesque profile which is visible from the road above the Glen. From the summit of Wildcat a line view of the Presidential Range can be had as a reward for an hour's climb. But by far the most wonderful mountain i,'ori;e in the entire vicinity is ihe chasm in the east side of Mount Washington, known as Tuckerman's Ravine. This is best reached from the carriage road to the summit of Mount Washington. About two miles from the Glen Site, the pith diverges from the carriage road, and follows the old Thompson bridle path to Hermit Lake, thence following the bed of the stream into the very depths of tlio Ravine. One remarkable feature of this gorge, to be seen nearly the entire season, is the snow arch. As the rays of the sun are excluded from the Ravine except during a short portion of each day, the winter's accumulation of ice and snow often remains until autumn. The mountain streams gradually melt out the under side of this deposit, forming an arcli, often of great beauty. The walls of the ravine are called the Mountain Coliseum. Starr King says : — " No other wurd expresses it, and that comes spontaneously to the lips. The eye needs some hours nt gazing and comparative measurement to tit itself for an appreciation (jf its scale and sublimity. ... It seems as timugh Titanic genmetry and trowels must have come in to perfect a primi- tive volcanic sketch. (1ne might easily fancy it the Stonehenge of a pre- adamite race,— the unrocifed ruins of a temple reared by ancient Aiiaks long before the birth of man, for whicii the dome ol Mount Washington was piled up as the western tower. There have been landslides and rock avalanches as terrible in that ravine as at Uixville Notch, — the teeth of the frosts have been as pitiless, the desolation of tlie ditVs is as complete, but the spirit ol the place is not as gloomy as at tJi.wille, — is sublime rather than awlul or dis- IMriting. ... In Tuckerman's Ravine there is a grand battle of granite against storm and frost, a Roman resistance, as though it could hold out for ages yet before the siege of winter and all the batteries of the air." The Mount Washington carriage road, from the Glen to the summit, furnishes opportunity for a delightlul drive, and no visitor should miss the exhilarating trip. The roadway itself is a line piece of highway construc- cion, the ascent being accomplished by a winding course, with easy grades. Crystal Cascade. Gateways of Tourist TraveL 57 not exceeding one foot in eight on the average. The carriages are strongly built mountain wagons, each drawn by sturdy roadsters, driven by ex- perienced "knights of the whip," who linow every turn of the road. Tlie traveler will note the changes in vegetation as the altitude increases, the heavy forests giving way to stunted shrubs, and these in turn to mosses and lichens, while at the summit the bare and desoLitc rock gives an idea of arctic climate, which indeed does prevail the larger part of the year. The Summit House furnishes shelter to the visitor, whether his stay be for a few hours only, or for days or weeks. The view fr,.m the summit is indescribable. Its immensity is at first overwhelming. The Ime of vision bounds a circle nearly a thousand miles in circum- lerence ; and within that circle are lakes, rivers, moun- tains, valleys, dark forests, smiling villages, and in fact an almost endless variety of scenery, ever changing as the gaze is directed to the ditferent pfiints of the compass. In a clear day the distant glimmer of the Atlanti may be seen, off Portland harbor, to the southeast. In the opposite direction, the horizon is broken by the Green Mountains of Vermont, with a glimpse of the remote Adirondacks in New York. All around are lakes, mountains, rivers and villages. The view is greeted with a new picture at every turn, and as the eye learns to distinguish distances it grad- ually dawns upon vou that you stand over a mile and a third above the level of the sea, at the highest altitude attainable in New England without the aid of ;i balloon. The followiim description of a sunrise on Mount Washington is lr<>m the pen of the author of "The Switzeriand of America:"— "The grand, culminating view from this lotty pnint of observation is to be had at the rising ol the ' , At eariy dawn the inniat.-; "t the house •ire 'roused, and such as choose to do so arise and dress, and take their position on the platform east of the building, to watch for the first appearance of the ' golden orb of day/ Beneath you the vallevs are still in slumber, and a deep g oom is spread ove all fn harp contrast with the light of dawn which already il um.nes °he mountain peaks around you. Banks of mist here and there indicate oatSo.'^K.dies of water, and possibly overhanging couds may par^ iillv hide some of the mountain summits from view All eyes are tu. led ex ec an'lv tosvard the east, which is beginning to show a taint rosy tinge, deeneni e eve V monient till it reaches a crimson or perhaps a go den hue, • iUi g cm ch f o which the brilliant day-king is about to spring forth in n his glorious eign. Suddenly one point in the eastern horizon grows o^iSiS'bk'ht'than all .he-rest, and the f ;;.-;, /he stm is en d - cernible, .luickly increaMng in proportions until the bio.id l.ice ot the great Mt. Washington Summit House, and Railway. 58 Gateways of Tourist Travel. ' luminary so dazzles the eye as to compel a witluliawal of the t;a/e. Lookiiii; then into the valleys below, the etiect is traiisceiulentlv beautiful. While the spectator is bathed in the lull golden sunshine, the sombre shadow are just l->ei;innim; to tlit awav, presenting in the stroni;vst possible manner the contrasts of lit;ht and shade; and not until si me minutes have elapsed does the new-born day reach cown into the deepest vallevs to drive forth the lingerin); renniants of night." Leavinj; the summit, the visitor may return to the Glen by stage, or may descend the other side of the mountain by the Mount Washington Railway, which is illustrated on the preceding page. This railway connects at the base of the mountain with the Boston & Maine RailK.ad, uiie of the The "Old Man of the Mountain, great highways of mountain travel, reaching nearly all the celebrated resorts ot this legion. Six miles from the base is the famous hostelry of Fabyaiis, where connection is made with the Maine Central for Crawfords, the White Mountain Notch, and Conway, while beyond, on the Boston & Maine line, are the twin Mountain House, Bethlehem, and the Jefferson Meadows. At Bethlehem Junction Connection is made for Franconia Notch and the Profile House, this line also being operated by the Boston & Maine Railroad Company. MOUNT WASHINGTON RAILWAY. This remarkable triumph of engineering skill, e.xtending from the base to the summit of Mount Washington, now renders a trip to the stimmit accessible to everybody, and the fatigues attendant upon mountain climbiiu are here a thing of the past. The novel road is constructed with an e.xtra or center tocjtlied rail, into which the cog wheel of the engine "meshes," and the train is thus enabled to climb the grade, as no ordinary engine could possibly do. The trip occu- pies about an hour and a half, and it is needless to say that the views artorded frtmi the train are surpassingly grand. Each train consists of one engine and a single car, the engine being always below the car, to push in the upward journey and to hold it back in the descent. The safety appli- ances on the train are such that an accident is well-nigh impossible, and not a passenger has ever been injured in all the years the road has been in operation. Tourists from the west may make connection with tlie trains of the Boston & Maine at Grovetoii Junction, direct for Fabyans, or at Berlin or Gorham, by way of JelVers..n, A tavorite "tour of the mountains" with many travelers who approach tliem from the nwoilh mansion, Lnngfellow's later residence and still the abiding place ol the Longfellow family. A mag- niticent statue of the famous poet occupies one of the delightful squares for which this beautiful city is so noted. The drives around Portland probably otTer as deliglutul and varied at- tractions as can be found anywhere in this country. Among the most inter- e'.ting mav be mentioned the one leading by East Deerinu and the United States Marine Hospital to Falmouth Foieside, some eight or ten miles, with magnificent views stretching over Casco Bay, and its many islands; or over the shell road to Deering's Oaks and Woodford's; or to the beautiful Ever- green Cemetery with its many monuments. Again, to Pride's Bridge on the Presumpscot River. There is also a delightful drive leading down the coast by the i;reat dry-docks and the ship-building hamlet of Knightville to the ancient and favorably knrtant of the islands, inckidi.ii' jny. Island, Great and Little Cheheaque, ClltV, Bailey's and Orr's Islands, .n cheir way to South Harpswell. This company not only serves the summer residents at the many Cdtta.ues and hotels, but also gives a lovely day's excursion to those whose time is limited, oflfering tickets tor the passajte and a lirst-class shore dinner for a dollar., Amoni; the favorite island resorts of Casco Bay are Cushint>'s Island, Feak's Island, with its hotels and cottai;es, Bii; and Little Diamond Islands, Littll Chebeaciue, one of the most attractive islands in the Bay, for summer Stuests. Great Chebeaque covers 2000 acr-s, and has a considerable pi^pula- ti(ui of farmers and fishermen, schools and churches, good roads and several summer hotels; Lonv; Island, with hotels, boardini; houses and cottages; Hope Island, with its quiet little hotel. Further on, numberless islands gem the blue waters, crowned with tall trees and sheltering many a lovely cove and sindy beach. Those who come hither for a summer vacation should n,,t f;ul to bring Mrs. Stowe's Romance, "The Pearl of Orr's Island," whose scenes were laid here among the quiet tisher folks, who for centuries hav^^ dwelt among' these sequestered coves. Orr's Island lies close to Harpswell, and is joined to it by a liigliway bridge Ot^- in the Bay, tive miles, is Ragged Island, with its ancient houses, the scene of Elii;ih Kellogg's " Elm Ishmd" stories; nor should be torgotten Whittier's beiuitiful ball.id, "The Dead Ship of Harpswell," preserving an old legend of these romantic shores. ' On a great many of the islands, and also upon the main-land on both sides of the Bay, are numerous cottages and summer resorts. It is not an e.xaggeration to say that many thousands of summer tourists can be pro- vided tor in this delightful vicinity. rushing's Island, in the beautiful Casco Bay, is two and one-halt miles trom'the city of Horlland, Maine.-eastern terminus of the Grand Irunk Railway System. It contains about 25o acres of land. The Ottaw;i House, one ot the finest hotels on the coast of Maine, is situated on the island, on ,n eminence of over too feet above the sea, commanding from its broad verand;. unrivaled views ol the ocean, islands, main-land, harbor and cty, with far to the westward the peaks of the White Mountains in the horizon. The hotel accommodates 300 guests; there are also a large number of cot- tages on the island, many of which are in connection with the hotel. The average temperature during the summer months is sixty-si.x degrees, and be- cause of its altitude and the invigorating sea breezes which continually fan its shores, and the balsamic odors from its lir and spruce groves, the island has long been t;imed for its renovating and health giving r"wers. Ottawa House, Cushing's Island. The views from the piazzas of the hotel are magnilicent, and those from the cupola are especially line. Looking seaward, "the broad ocean is before you stretching far away to the horizon, where the white sails of the mack- erel tU-.t mingle with th.> skv line. Far beU)w vou lies Ram Island, with the surf be.ating on its rusged shores; eastward lie the outer islands ot the bay. Miii^ M,,.». H. l;. MDU I.. Orrs Island. Cascu H:; y. ||,,\n. Ml I Ml- '■ I'l \l;l- "I (IKK s IMA-. Gateways of Tourist Travel. 63 ,„aH.lfw.ivR..ck.with its solitary M^hthouse; wcstw. .a .s '';':>l''"^t ''^ ; anathetwoumuson the Cape; seuwa. t the waves are ail a-sh,mmer wUh suniiuht, ana aepartins ships cleave swittly ihrouKh them. Purtlana mav properly be consiaere. the objective T"'"' • ;>'"'•;; travel, as tro,n it all the resorts of N..v England a.ul the New »^-^' I easily accessible, most o, them with but a lew mi, • -- -^J- ride those better known ana in the closest proximUy .n . (Kl Oul .lul Bead', Vine Point, Scarborough Beach, Isles o. Shoals, Horlsmou.h. Hampton, Rye Beach ana other resorts almost numberless. , , . ., ,.,,,,,,, ' (jne hunarea ana ten miles northeast ^-'-^ ^' ■:''''' ^^ '::'^^^;^ resort of Bak llA.m^K, on Mount Desert Mana. It .s reache. by t e t, a ns ni the Maine Central Hailroaa. or by the boats ol the P...tlana. Mt. Desert & a hfs mb at Co. The islana -t Mount Desert lies^uHe neart e ma.n- I , a vin c 1 wi.l> it by a bria.e. It is about eichteen n„les l„n., : iw e n wiath, .u,te irregular in shape, and coverea ..U. moun .n '•''■'ri^r's;:::-';;;.::''::^":;^... ...>..... ieu'iulaiy love. OLD ORCHARD BEACH Is ,,ne ol the most wiaelv known .esorts <.n the Allanlic Coast, Irom .ts be- in,r the locality of so many temperance ana relii.ious campmeet.n^s. In aaaition to its vast expanse of beautiful beach, i* has hunareas of acres o wooaiana parks ana uroves, stretching away from the shore, enclosing coo retreats ana sIku^' paths, where the forest has been left ahii.>st in .ts primeval stite This happv combination c. "woods and seashore" m one locahty, .,,;■, ..ain. a pleasing variety ana ^ratifyin, -he tastes of all. .s one secret of the yreat popularity of this resort. H is reache ; from Portland by the Boston & Maine Ra.lroad. with ■■ uient train service as well as popular excursions. Hotels .nd boardm« .... .s are numerous, ran^in, in price from one doll .r to four doTars per d;'y. ' Still eastward, over the Boston & M.,ine, we pass Wells Be.ich Kenne- bunkpoil, Salisburv, Hampton and Rye Beaches, UoarS Head ana Revere [3each, the latter the popular res. ut for Boston, and sustaipmi; the same u- lition to that city that Coney Islana does to New Vork. •Uie Mes o'f Shoals, nine miles oiV Portsmouth Harbor, comprise a ,r„ur of nine islanas. the largest o. which is Apple.tore. White Island is te location. .f a li.ht-house, which the reaaers of ""■ .f ^'"'"- j^'^J "^.^ ! remember as the scene of m:mv o, the 1 ,ea' „, .ncKlents ,n Mrs. Thaxter I.CV.ll Lile at the Isle, o, Shoals," These ishuuls have been for y.ars thelavorite summer home of many ol the prominent literary people of New Er.^land. ^ li^v- THE RANGELEY LAKES. f 1 V|El-l:KHN(:i; h.is been mui'u' in a YVi \iuiis cluipler I'l Bi'llu'l us llu' P'Miit lit tlc'iMrluie till- Uk' Ranueli'v Lake district. Tliis sectimi el tiiiuilry iiiay also be reached by way 111 Bryant's Fund, Berlin Tails, iir Niirlli Straltcird. The chain uf lakes, known ci Ueclively as the Andrr;scii);gin ur Kanjjeley Lakes, lies near the western boundary oi -^ Maine, north and east from the Grand Trnnk Hailwav. They are six in number, bearini; the unique Indian names ol (Kiuossoc, Cuh:uptic, Alo.iselucmanuntic, Molechunkamunk, Welo- kennebacook, and Umbai^oi;. Some ol ihese are known by other names. Ihey are reached by stai;e Irom the railway stations, the route v/u North Stratlord comprisim; a rail lournev to Colebrook, thence stai;e through the tamous bi.wille Noicii. The country surroundini; these lakes is an almost unbroken wilderness. Dense forests and hii;h mountains seem lo shut them ir., as if to hide them irviiii the pryim; eyes of civilization, and deer, bear, caribou, and the lesser wild animals r.iam the woods, wliile the waters of the lakes and streams abound in troui, laiid-locked s.dmoii. and other lish. As a health-resort, the localitv presents many points ot c miparison with the Adirondacks. Averayini; about im"' leet above sea-level, and hemmed in by mountains, the air is cle"- and bracinu, whlie the forests con- iribute of liieir balmy odors to the health-i;ivini; "o/one," which here tills the kini'S ut the seeker for rest, quiet, and treedom Iroiii the cares o| the " outside world." To the lover "i rod and nun, tew spits are more attractive. out from iliree to eight poiMids taken Irom these waters almost daily; one spotted beauty tipped the scales at e.xaclly eleven pounds, and measured twetity-seven and a quarter inches, or ///r,r 'i.'ur. .)f u.e tri| jourr.ry. Leav up a narr the stage Aboi on the I' into the A '-"le Auger bJ of the ' smooth get into A n- resembli tile exte called t sculptui reaches Lake sy mile ar Lake, u are reai portati< WlffSSt^^^'^'^ Gateways of Tourist Travel. f'5 richly rer-iys the effoit. For illustration, take the trip from Bethel to Cam- bri.;ge at the foot of L'iiibai;..K L^ike. Directly ifter leavinj; Bethel, a spleiul.a view is obtained of the meadows and intervales that lie alonj; the Andros- cosJKin River, the whole hemmed in by mountains towerini; lottily in every direction. The sharp contrast between the verdnre-clad mead.>ws, adorned with sniceful elms, and the ruuued mountains surroundin« theni, presents a picture that appeals ^^ironsjly to the lover of the beautiful in nature, and one lomjto I. remembered. A clear view of Mount Washington is to be had shortly a;- commencini; the iourney, and the Presidential Ranse, m stalely uran.^HU, s.eets the eye at several points in the trip. The >cemc attractions ,fi,.etriparein themselves an ample compensation for the latij;ues ot the '"""LeJi'vini; the Androscoi;uin valley, the road turns northward, tollowin^ up a narrow detile throui;!' which Bear Kiver disputes t;.e ri«ht ol way with the stai;e road. About eleven miles from the sti.rlinK point a natural cunoMty is seen „„ the bank of Bear River, kn,.wn as the " Devil's Horseshoe," worn deep into the solid ledRe.as ihoucii impressed by the shoe ot a colossal horse. A >^Hle further on, v-u come to another curio,>ity, known as "Screw Auuer balls," a larye spiral channel, worn deeply into ihe n.ck hy the aclu.n „f the water. A shor> distance Irom this is the "jail," a rocky cell with smooth sides, of considerable l.eij,'ht, illustratini; the idea that it i. ."isier to uet into trouble than out ol it. . A mile beyond the vo.id enters the famous Grafton Notcl,, a ravme much resembling du^ canyons of the Rockies. The road through this nai ow de- tile extendi several miles, passing at one po' n between two lmmen^e boulders called the Twin Rocks. Fassing Moos, ave, another curiosity in natural ulpture. the road soon emerges tro:n ' Note!., and, still cUmbmg upward, reaches a li.gh plateau, from which the .rst glimpses .re had ot the Rangeley Lake system. Turning to the left and passing Upton postot^ice, a ride ot a mile and a half brings us to the Lakeside Hotel, at the foot o Umbagog Lake in the town of Cambridge, f-rom here all points of the lake system are reached by the stages and steamers of Hie Androscoggin Lakes Trans- portation Company. Trout and Sal.non, at Raiigcley Lakes Beyond the Androscoggin Lakes, and northward, in an almost unbroken w.lderness. is situated Pumachenee Lake, reached either by way ot Lake- U (-ambridge or Errol Dam. Steamers take passengers by way o the Magalloway River to ♦he" Lower Landing," thence a buckboard road leads nearly tu the base of Mount Aziscohos. a climb to the summit ot which is rewarded bv a superb panoramic view. K. .und'trip tickets to all points, in connection with the stage and ste.amer lines, are issued by the Grand Trunk Railway System, and are on sale at principal ti.^t otlices. Biiije, Oiitanu. MUSKOKA LAKE COUNTRY. „,„,„ of Toronto ana Hamilton, vou aro stuck -^^^^^^'^ commingling of land and wal.r Islands o, ^^^^>^'-^ ,l,„ost without number, dot the larger bod.es ol ^f^'J^^ ..-s, b. and little, divetshv the su.ace ot ^;;;-J^-^T:::^X^, ^■"^U may readily be inten-ed that ..ch y-^;:/:;:^ ^^^J^^l „„ny attractions to the ;;---;;;-' ;,r^^:!„;:,u,y .ainn. in .opu- S:^ ::::::;:::u;;:the steamers ot the Mus.o.a Navigation t.ompanv. --;:s:d^;;s:t;;r:::^ ''"l; d:;er;^:n u. the MusWo^a steamers is Gravenhur.. at the southern ,.:;;;: on'a.eMus.oU.ne,v,..b.uristmav^^^^^^^^^^^ -"''•■'^"r;:': ; L uT^llsandihe Great South balls, bo,h notable ;;;;-rtJ,:u.r:;i;"''A;'Bala,the.a.er .es an abru.n descent o, somelwentvteet lormin. an :.ttra.ti^e waterla.l, ir a most de- to Bracebridi;e A ivIj.i'.ioUa I.ake Scene. P,,,t rarlin- is twentv-one miles from Gravenhurst, and on the way vou ,.avt wi S^---is,beautitullv situated on Tondern ^^^^^^Z:^^;;^^ ,vav ol the UKlKUi Rnei, t. e r^^^^^"'^^^ „ ^,„,,,, j, ,t the upper ;it;;„":':x';.:"::,'«;:ut. ;:- - > - • -' ""- -' (6?) 68 Gateways of Tourist Travel. i;inal. Passiiii; mtci the killer l.iko. tlu' iminiey i' cniuiiuieil amid eli.u-iniiii; scenery, to Stanley Bay. twelve miles Imm I'ort SandiieUt, while live miles more brini;s us to Fort Cockbiirn, at the head ol the lake. Besides the three lakes thus particularized, iliere are numberless smaller ones, scarcely less comprisim; the river bearini; the name, with the chain ol lakes which it con- nects. This rev'ion is reached by rail at Burk's Falls, where connection is made with a steamer (or a run down the river, throujih Cecebe Lake, thence into .Ah-mic Lake. The trip covers something like torty miles, and the river may be reached overland, or by canoes up the streams which th the larijer lakes; and as many ol these lakes and streams i ill tish, the anyler will lind himsel well repnid tor the trip. attractive, which connect them wi al^ound ill tish, t North from ep: .Wuskoka lies what is known as the Maiinetawaii district, itself is as crooked as ihe proverbial "ram's horn." Tiie reyion is compara- tively new, but its beauties have been discovered by explorers, and keen-eyed sportsmen have lound it to be a pleasurable and protitable resort. The wildne >l the scenery, and the peculiar attractions artorded by tlie Gateways of Tourist Travel. (n) Muskok. region a aeli.lUlul .eature u. ^';'- -;,';, ' ^'^„ ^ and „umenn.s inexpensive hotels ana b.ardu,,...se,N^^^ ^^ „„.„„ U,e lakes, at .hid, the U.ns -^'-^^'^ I;;;-;, ,,,,, ,„,,es, ■ic iiic iiu- n:it on niav leaa. ouiaes nuv ic :i k;::iea.e ot-p.aces to hunt and tisl, wiH he - .- -^-„^ ^„^,, Oneot the most noteworthy '^^'^^"^'^•''''^^ \ / ' \'-,, ,^^. ..^erers from freedom from hay fever experienced even ^^^^J^^^^^ ^.^ the level country. "^f!^!;> *^!j* ' ' A^^' .s 1^,.;* *« J Echo Rock, Lake Josepli. Cli ff I:;!and. ! ake Josepn. 70 Gateways of Tourist Travel. I On Shadow River. GEORGIAN BAY. This creat arm nf Lake llunui, ahiiMsi rivaling tlie lake itseli in exieiu, is a wildlv rMinaiUic bodyi'f water. Its iiiirlliern aiui eastern slides are par- ticularly attractive, the waters here beini; thickly sttulded with islands, while numeriuis c.ives. Imvs and inlets C'.'itribute n. liie tMituMiis ^undin.^s .i liie channels in tliis wMndmus arciiipela'.;... and t.i tlie piciures.iueness n| ijie scenery. Ilie islands in the bay are nd less than 25,(iiKi in number, and ranije in si/e ironi ilie merest di.i >, and anon another is denseley wooded, with invitini; shades, oilerini; delii;htlul s'.ielter to the camper. riie line, commodious steamers of the Muskoka Navigation Company aiiord .1 delicluful trip amonu this charmint;- scenery, coiiiiectini;- with the ;\r;Mid I'runk trains at Midland and I'enetanuuishene li>r t'arry Sound, passiii Indraii Kails, near Owcii Siiund. Gateways of Tourist Travel. narrows. From here. ^''V''--^;"^ .'^ ;.^:^'; ,: to Collin,wo„d, inlet and French P'ver.returnm. h k U.s n ^^^^^^^^^^ _ ._ where direct connection may be mad " [" " j,,^ „„,u, shore to „. ,, ,.,„,,r iourney by water ,s ;'--; ■/^" ' j^,, „n,nu.ndation. Sault Ste. Marie and Mackinac Island, >s o e . . 1 > o u. ^_^^^^^_ ,„. . -'■J^PHsl.d bv ;^;; -;-,;/?: ,::;;;;,::,., „t which iines are S^ui;;;;';:';;;:.:^. •rheb„a.to.chatU,e,rinci.dpor.sa,on. Street in Owe.T Sound. snore and on the lar^e islandv and the r p,issen'.;ers lind fre.iiient visit to ^Ue north snore '"'^ , "" /" , ;\ -„. , ,,, , ,^,„ ,,, .hore, or a ilyim; v.s.t to Chaua.ere Kapids, French Kwer. 72 Gateways of Tourist Travel Georgian Bay Steamer. places by means of "chutes" is jjiven in the uccompanyhii; illustiatiun. The lakes anil streams are often the scene uf much activity, as the rafts are guided from place to place. .J Indian Grave, Fre:-.ch River. bead work to otTer the passengers, while the men and children have ireshly caujcht fish, and berries of various kinds, from which the boat's ftores are sometimes replenished. The round trip from Collinirwood, Meaford, or Wiarton, occupies abmit si.x days, and as the ticket includes meals and berths, the appetizinu influence of lake breezes and the e.xcellence of the cuisine conspire to make the jciur- ney one of both health and pleasure, as well as ine.xpensiveness. The lumberinu interests of the Georgian Bay district are ol lari^e un- portance, and are in the hands of enterprisinir firms, who conduct the busi- ness on an e.Mensive scale. The method ..f yettini; the loj;s over dithculi LAKE PORT RESORTS. RAILWAY system with s- imny hike ports us are found'.. n the line of the Gruiut Trmik tends t„ the development of summer res.iits „,,„, the fact that the large lakes present many attractions, in and of themselves The network of railway lines by which the Grand Trunk System connects Lakes Erie. Untano uid Huron has a large number of lake termi- nals, some of which are acquiring no lutle celebrity as summer abiding places tor the tourist 'in search of pleasure, rest, or a healthful climate. . „ , , on the north shore of Lake Erie, the fol- lowing-named places have gained quite a reputation as summer resorts, and are vis- ited yearly by large numbers of tourists: - port Colborne, 2> miles west of ButTalo, on the Buflalo & Goderich and Welland ,1 V me 1300 inhabitants, with an attractive resort Branches, is a pla e ol ; "^^l^'^.^'V.j,, , ,,,0^ summer hotel. -'■■:/x7:*'t,rr;? ,;:::»;;;'-> '-- s;;„:i, ..-«'.» :t:;;r"::^rsi »^;s:s. . ., ..... ... ;-;r,ri;;:vT;; ;-;:'- « -» -- -■• '^ """'" '" popular tav.r year by year. Huron, vve lind near '''' ''^Tth'';:S ^0 e ^ Bniii Branch, the flourishing town the terminus i->t the WMimg''-' ^ manufacturing industries, and enjoying .nd siilir' the waters of the mg places. inducements Port Colborne, Ontario. <7.^) 74 Gateways of Tourist Travel. ,,Ht KUhinu lucilitios are similar to those enjoyed by its ne.^iiborn j; ports, and the place is becoming lavorably kn,.wn to the summer tourist. Manv ot these bke port resorts are comparatively unknown to the uavelinu' public, havin, been but little advertised. As their attractions are aiscove^J. however, there is a yearly increase of visitors, with a corresj^id- in,' increase of facilities for caring for them. In contorm, y to tl e aw o '■ supply and demand," hotels are built, boat fleets are provided, bath house and cottages erected, and other provisions made tor the entertainment and care of tourists; and in due course, the localitv ••> lossoms out into a com- plete resort. Port Djvc. kept, at reas<.nable rates, t.-jiether with several i;ood hotels in the town, will t ike care of all who desire their advantai;es. GoderlCh, at the terminus of the Butlalo & Goderich Branch, is pleas- ■u-tlv located, on an elevation .25 feet alcove Lake Huron. It has line mineral sprim;s, excellent bathing; and boating facilities, splendid bicycle roads, beau- tiful drives, and claims to afiord ■•lower livery rates than any other watering' place in Canada." It has a ijood harbor, and the lake boats make this an important stopping place. Kincardine, at the terminus of the south extension ol the Wellington, rr-v & Bruce R'-uich, also lavs claim to manv waterinir-place attractions, and'has tive'hotels for the accommodation of tourists. The boating, fishing Port Dover and Vicinity. SOME CANADIAN CITIES. somo of them must sutlice. i„„nini..n is a point of interest, Ottawa Tl,e po.mca. c^ . U. ^ -";-■,,,,; ,, ,,e scene-v W,th from 't^ ;-;-^:^ ;,V t' 1^ mo rictures,t.e landscapes in Cana a ,vl,icli surrounds .1. ^'."^; ' " j,,^ ^rves about the city and its suburbs ,,etobefoundn,th.sv,cu t^^ut '^^^^ ,,„,,,,, ,,e n,a.ni.i- .remorethanuKlma. y^ ^U^e^ T^ ^1;^ river bank, and are built in t . "^ir^X"^^ The X; they present from the river is picturesquely beautilul. ,„iTriiiA- 'ivslem in connection with the '-•„u«ro. on,., » .....* f ;;;;-;;: ;^; ^tl'JS jS:::'i; Slluak-J ..« 11.. Urffcvilk »■'";"•■'"'■',„ i,„i„«, a, II.. ta» a.,J ,..a*i- ::r:f i::r^r',;;';t;;:';r'u. ac. --» -'■■ . rnf, It has ten hotels, two of whicli are l'er t7.000. It is 0:^ the Brantlord & Tilsonburg Branch ot the Grand Trunk System, at the junction with tne Buffalo K G<.derich Branch. It has extensive bicycle factories, and hence among its summer attractions it naturai'v includes a tine bicycle track. Mohawk Park and Lake, two miles from the city, and connected by electric line, is a new summer resort, attracting not only the residents, but visitors fiom abnmd. On the main line of the Grand Trunk, between Toronto and Port Huron, are several important towns, ..iteresting to the touiist, though making no special claims as summer resorts. Geor^town, Ont., at f junction of the Hamilton & Allandale Branch, is u town, .1 snme sixteen ;. .ndred inhabitants, and of no httle commercial importance. 1 • 1 „u Guleph, Ont., witli a population of from ten to eleven thousand inhab- itants is also a railroad junction point, being at the intersection of the Wel- lington. Grey & Bruce Branch with the mam ■ ! line. It we.>is an air of prosperity, and is ■ an attractive-l.-e -.r aVes a.u\ rivers, svhicl, urn, a •> ^ ^ ;^„, |,,,id tr-m these bruad as .,L>- .■,,1-cs lit this wilderness exiiiui 111! ciu ,,,-,iav as untroadea p\ :2^U wat r, nd in their interior, spots ^^'^^/^AAWd his birchen hoat upon tl^''^^,^"^' "L; !\ etoitol man never trod, Places where, in all prob.ib.htv. the t ,,„^^,,,.^,, ,esent j^reat variety. T-ci the lover of curious -'-:;,^';;^ ' ^ n^ n ea by nvuntains. , r TUe region abounds in '^^es, lar. a^^ - ; ; ^ ,^^^ ^„^,. ,^.,, ,,,,een th. embowered in forests, and he n rs w ^^^^__^_^^^^ ,^,^^^,. „, , „,„„,,i„s seem, in some M-u s. ' .^"^ . ,^,,,,, a notable example sheer precipices on either hand ^ - ^^ „| „„ ,,, ^-om where the r.ver .,f this is seen in the celeb. teaAusaW^ ^^^^^^ _^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ,„,„„, ''-" 'T: ^r ui: S:t;:t a-^a i"" e o. aeli,ht to the curious, ana sev- '-- rf:iCn;;;rirs; ;:. b.^^^^^^^ ,,v ot the Adironaack country ;uiam^^^ - ,s a summer resort, the -';;^;''^'^;^,,, climate to line opp.rtun.t.es niounlain ana river scene.v, umt n, .. s ^_^^ ^^^_^^^ ,.,^ ^^,.^ ^,„,,. „, spovt with roa, canoe ana . H- ^ ^__^^^^^^^^ ^„„,, ., ,,„ „.,.„ celled, and the balsam.c ^^"'":^^ ^.^^U^m^, . U„- us curative properties in ca es ot ^ >^^ . ,^, ,,,i („ ipclude u, his The visitor to the Aaivonaac . -^ U . _^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^^ U,, a longer or shorter ^>^-; -";;' ^.^^^ , ' ::\,,uc between Montreal ,m „,, uke George. Tlwse '- ;^";; o 1 e, which also brings the tounst New York, via the Del.iware i<. ' ; ;'^" ' ,,. „„ason region, maae 'ithin easy access - "^ ';^:^tat W^i^il-n "vi"^- ^^^^ '^"^>- ,,„„„, w the .luaint leuenas 1 ; y ; ■ ^,^^,.^,,,, ,„„Ui being about one p:.in is a long and narrow ^;'^\'^^^^^,,,,^ „oin a lew rods to thnleen „ndred and twentv-live '-'^j;- " ;;';^';:^^ .^ ,crch and o^her hsh, wh, e miles. UswatersaNiuiKlinb c - .1 -^ 1^^^^^^ ^,^^,^, ^^,,,, ^^,„ „ Us irreguUir shores Uirms,i.U.iUil.uuai y . 79 ourist ' ^a-vzi' . . ,, , „, , „, ,tcis and summei b, laraing places are sutlicien y maulge in ouldooi hie. Hot..s aiw iheieiore growing "^ P"!^^'" ,H,„uM-ous to meet all aemanas,and tla l..,i.a.M |;uity, as it justly deserves to do. . , ,,,i„, possesses Lake George, while considerably ^^'f „;;;;;,, ,ys^.;u„ga Springs, „„„yot the same '^^^'^'''''■'^\''^. ,..>veties' ol that fashionable resort, ;;,;r;— t£"^:;-rn,..;;~*^ "- locaUies. ., ■ leinvtii, and iis surlace is thicky ,, j:;\.!ris;;i":':.":c:;::b'„;;- '^ui; its ^reguu. shores .. iuumg peninsulas, aPParentlv breaks the lake J- --'^^ ^ ^^^/..^a WilU.m lakes, and presents a ^'-^'^^ ;)- " J ^n^, to the European who c m- „e„,.y, or what remains o ^^'^^ ^^„^ ,, ^le antiquarian these po^- Indian War." , , ^,,^ Delaware & HudS' m Route, v, . ,,e A^^'--'- ;S , ".^:rhv tiw central Vermont Une, vU M. Al- Kouse's IMint and 1 '-^'^y ' r/ , ^ l i,ivison by way of Norwood Ivuis and Burlin.L.n, or m. th. O. iS. l ^ ^^^^ ^.^,^.,,^,^^ ^^.,,i i-, Theroutesbv which these and ,u the ^^^^^^„ ^^^ ^,,,^,^ ^„^ ,„„a described in the l^"^"-^" ^"^ ^\,Ldules, consult the current ,eader is referred f.^ '■^''^^.^IV.ni'runk Railwav System. For inlornyd.-n („Klers and time cards ol t he uund lu ^ ^^^ ^^^^.^^^^ ^,,. ^„^ .^^et „.,, here given, apply U> .ig.nt- olliCCS. ^HNBST PASSENGER TRAIN IN THE WORLD. ■H"^' THEHNESTPASSENOUC.^-^^- - ^ ^ .,,„,,, T„„„d, Thousand A r\^A Orchard- via M« v>iair WMe Vestibuled T.ain horn Chicago to Portland and ^^ ^^^^^^^ „^ ,,, ^lantic Coast. A Solid Pullman, W.de Vest^-^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^,,,,3, ,„d the Seaside ^^ ^^^^ ^ _^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^_^^^^ Islands, the St. Lawren The exterior as well as f T „nsl Travel to the White Mountains ,R the acc,>mnuKUt>on of ^^ >^^J ^„.^,,^, ^„e Grand Trunk ,,ul the Sea-Side Resorts of t^e Ati^" comr'.uiv have again „™™ ;;:i'ay system and ^^^''--^^ '^ ^S selson of .S.7 U. 1^^ arranged to place >n serv>.e ^''^^^ ^,,^,„ sv.cial Lumted »^,:„,er Train in ^'-.^;;^:^^,:, through to Portland, the ^ea.. ronto, K.ini;sioii, u;; i . wsti- White Mountains. .onirosed entirely of Pullman W.d. \ est This magnificem ^^-^ -;^^;Z^, sleeping, Parlor, Library and Ob 1 t,.,- li'.ht arparatus. Barrel ^mi i „i .„i,ikini; room, with rut r;::;;:;S.yi;..;uedgentlen.n-s lounging and smokug '^^ ^"rpiSian Wide VestU^-^J [J^^- ^;, ,„, ora.ing Soom Ca..^- Two Pullman Wide Vestibukd Sleep *: , j „.,enience and beauty tainilg n. modern appUance for ^^'^^ i,, „,.nains ten full se. ri to the i;ullman Comi-'iy E^- > ^^,^,^^ ^„„,, „, each room, and ,. ,„c md two drawing looms, .mu l\iin Car, me wi .^ "''' ,,U„o, the cars composing this Finest The exterior as weU as t^^^-J'^ >^;;; ^^^erstood by an examination The car' in this train are hn- ine c.u "■ ""- .... ished in mahogany and vermilli..n ::; are upholstered with beauu^u ,,ieze Plushes of tawn, empu ,reen and steel blue colos. The iupets are Wilton, and the drap- er and curtains of sUk and si^k .lush. The combination of tb. U tints of o.e mahogany and Vermillion and the blue and gold .the decorations, and the varid shades of the upholstering, to ^ her with the carpets, draperies Uirnishings. lounges and easy - airs, present an ideal picture ol -^ 'nifol safety and luxury, abs.. id lutely without an equal on anv train in the world. The cars are built with w de vestibules, covering the entire Pla - ,„.„,,„a steps, and also have the (80 Composite Car. S2 Gateways of Tourist Travel. patent anti-telesccipini; device. Tliis entire ti;iin is lii;liteil by electricity, and incliuliiii; Diniin; Car, runs lliriui<;li solid trnni Cliicaici (Dearborn Station), to tlie White Mountains, Hortiand, Maine, Old (Jrcliard Beach and the Sea-Side Resorts of the north Atlantic coast, leaving Chicai;o on Thursdays. June 2!. .luly 1, .S. 15. 22. 2'), August 5, 12, 1'), and 2(1. Another special feature is the Observation Car, from which an uninterrupted view of the Finest Scenery in the World is obtained. 'Ihe windows op the sides and rear tif the car reach nearly to the floor. The sides are composed of bow windows, and in the decoration of thiscar, tiie hii:iiest Library, acliiexenuni oi the wood-c.irvei's art is displayed. Perhaps one of the most interestini; features of this train service, to the ladies, will be found in "A Lady Attendant," n l 7 ;.i 5 A. M . Ci Ml- flY'^ nectini; with trains of the Maine Central K. R.. tor Bar Harbor (Mt. Desert), and the Lakes and the Seaside resorts of the northeastern coast of Maine: arriving Old ( )rchard Beach S;()0 a. m., connecting with Boston & M;iiiie H. R.. for Kennelninkport. Portsmouth (York llarboi-). Isles of Shoals, :ind the se:iside resoils of the Coast of .Wassachuselts and the southwestern coast of iN\aiiie. The Seaside and W h i t e Mountains Special train re- mains at Old Orchard Beach Iroiii Saturday niornin;; until Sunday evenini;, returnini; leav- ing' Old Orchard Be;ich 7:55 P. M.. leavini; Union Station Port- land S:20 P. M . le.ivini; Grand '. „ „ , , .^ Trunk Station Portland '):iio Gentlemen's Buffet I-oiinging, L brary ,- , , , aid Sn okuiR Room. P. A\.. ^tindavs. June 2,th. July 4th, 11th, l.Sth, 25th, and Au.mist 1st, Sth. I5th, 22nd and 29th, run- nini; directly throuijh to Chicago, passini; Montreal H:,i(i a. .m., Mon- day, and arrivini; at Toronto, (i;25 p. .M., Monday, and arrivins; at Chicago 10:(K) A. M.. J'uesday. Theroundlripas thus arranged brinijs the tourist to the points of interest at the best lime; and no more interestini;' scenes can be covered in an equ;il time on any other route. The F'ullman Fares. E;istl''ound. on this train, which include one double berth and the number of meals in dinim; car (as shown op- posite the undermentioned points) :u'e as (('Hows from Chicajio. be-^^^^^ iiii;' calculated upon the basis of luie passeni;er, and are i;iven as an illustration of the i;eneral principle i;overn;ni;. Wide Vestibule Connection Between Cars. PULLMAN FARES FROM CHICAGO. * London •■ . ILuiiilton I'monto KiuKston I'ifMOtt Montiiiil (i'-oM-toT\ let.. (ioih;\ni. Poit- Umd. Old I ircli:nd ;niil points on I'oilhnid Division (liand 'I'lunk Kv Mu.ils. I 11.. lO.- IK nil. 1 s ■V-tlMll 2 i 4.00 > 6.00 2 Z.LO S.uo 2 i.CO S.oo 2 b.'-o 11.00 2 ti.;o 11.00 2 7.00 13.00 Dr. S.50 1^.00 viliy R.R.III. - q.co 12 00 12 00 l><.00 18.00 1900 2 J. 00 ' l'r..|>.Tn..n.lt<: r.itcs fr.iin ot ir p'.iiil^. T.i'i'.cni.'.rT t.iWmL,' tlii-- tr.iin I'r. m p.-iiits <-.n^t il' »."liioii,'n .m tlit; e,i5l«.ud j..urney. or pashcnijerv m.it.ikiiij; river trip lr..iii Kinj;vu.ii. "ill |i.i) f.r llit iiuiu!<-r ..fiiRMls ri-iiuired. ■- y-rm-v^- , Gateways of Tourist Travel. Where one double berth is occupied by two adults they would be re.iulred to purchase an additional meal ticket coverini; the number of meals as shown in the above table, liijure at SI. 00 each meal. To illustrate, one double berth occupied by two adults, Chicago to Kingston, w.iuld be 5.S.50 fo- the Pullman fare, includini; two nie..!s tor each passeni;er, the same principle applyini; as to sections and drawins; rooms. To reserve a section, passeni;er will be re quired to purchase two railway tickets; to reserve a drawini- room, they will be re^iuired to purchase three railway tickets, a half ticket tor the purpose of reservation as above, lii;urinj; the same as a whole ticket. On the we'-tbound journey the regular Pullman fares apply, and passen- j;ers will pay for their meals as thev require them, 5i.oo per meal. The railway requirements eastbound are the purchase of lirst-class tickets, either one-way tickets or round-trip tourist tickets, whose destination shall be either London, Hamilton, Toronto, or some point east thereof, at rate of fare hereafter to be announced. No ticket will be accepted for passaj;e on this train from Chicago that is not stamped "Good on Sea-Side and White Moun- tains Special .... 1S97, when accompanied by Pullman berth and meal ticket." The usual rules relative to children between the ai;es nf live and twelve years apply on this train. As the capacity of thistrain is limited, and all accommodation eastbound is on sale at Chicaijo, no reservations can be made lor passen:.,ers who wish to join the train at points east of Port Huron until alter train reaches Port Huron. Reservation not paid for within two days previous u i the departure ol the train fmm Chicas;o will be cancelled and disposed of to otht .- applicants. Ai;entsin Michii;an will make their reservations through the Chicago, iffice. Agents between Port Huron and Kingston will make their reservations to either London, Hamilti>n, Toronto or Kingston, as is most convenient. Agents east of Kingston will make their reservations on Montreal. For the westbound journey, reservations may be made in advance upon agents at Old Orchaid, Portland, Montreal, Kingston or Ton.mt' . The following is a list of passenger representatives ot the Grand Trunk Railway System, to whom application may be made lor information and reservation of accommodations: Chicago, 111 Detroit, Mich Port Huron, Mich . . . London, Ont Hamilton, Ont Toronto, (Jnt Kingston, Ont Montreal, Qiw. . . . Montreal, Que Portland, Me Reservations at Old Or Agent, Boston & Maine R. R Tourist tickets will be Trunk Railway System. Battle Creek, Mich. Bay City, Mich. Belleville, Ont. Brantford, Ont. BrocliviUe, Ont. Buffalo, N, Y. Cassopolis, Mich. Charlotte, Mich. Chicago, 111. Detroit, Mich. Durand, Mi-"!. Flint, Mich. Flushing, Mich. Grand Haven, Mich. Grand Rapids. Mich. Greenville, Mich. L. R. Morrow, City Passenger and Ticket Agent, 10,1 South Chirk St. C. H. Hunter, City Passenger and Ticket Auent, .SI Woodward Ave. C. R. Clarke, Agent. K. Ue La Hooke, City Ticket Agent, Cor. Rich- mond and Uundas Sts. .C. E. Morgan, City Ticket Agent, 11 .James St., North. W. Keating, City Ticket Agent, Cor. King and Vonge Sts. I. P. Hanlev, Agent. A. Jov:e, Citv Passenger Agt, 137 St. James St. W. , Ritchie, District Supt. P. i'. C. Co., Montreal. .1. Lawlor, Agent. chard. Me., can be made through W. F. Fernald, ., at that point. on sale at the following stations on the Grand Guelph, Ont. Hamilton, Ont. Holly, Mich. Ionia, Mich. Jackson, Mich. Kingston, Ont. Lansing, Mich. Leno.x, Mich. London, Ont. Mt. Clemens, Mich. Montreal, Que. Muskegon, Mich. Niag--i Falls, N. Y. Niapp-a Falls, Ont. Ogdensburg, N, Y. Owosso, Mich. Peterboro, Ont. Pontiac, Mich, Prescott, Ont. Rochester, Mich. Romeo, Mich. Saginaw, Mich. St. Catharines, Ont. St. Jolins, Midi. St. Thomas, Ont. Sheridan, Mich. South Bend, hid. South I^yon, Mich. Toronto, Ont. Valparaiso, Ind. Woodstock, Ont. TOURIST TICKETS ON OTHER TRAINS. Tourist passengers who are unable to avail themselves of the service o| this magnificent train, will be able to procure, during the tourist season from .liine 1st to October 1st, both oiie-w.iy and round-trip tourist tickets to prin- cipal tourist p=<^ f^^ fs^fe^'X --it' ^ ! *y / 3 \ ,:\jtf:-:%H-4fi i to «-iA^^ENcaei=t Tf=^Air>j IN TMK \A/C»I=»I_D. [ THE THOUSAND ISLANDS^ AND DS OF THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER TO MONTREAL . CONNECT AT KINGSTON WHARF WITH TRAINS OF THE GRAND TRUNK R'Y FROM-THE WEST. ••"^. gM^a M i <«y\ I < / U_^;^TERNflT10NflL • ROUTE B